Surf Forecast Surf Report
Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Blackhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
3
NE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
SSW
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999109999999988888891111111111128891112111110101010161514141313131212121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9338838278648001325108910241024973559666135455942235431326121619420215117818117717316411923426334141552166979195810372106207115401188955818716630628869714588444356285309314309248192166109107
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
1.26
10:16PM
1.35
10:38AM
1.24
11:00PM
1.35
11:22AM
1.24
11:46PM
1.36
12:10PM
1.25
12:35AM
1.39
1:01PM
1.28
1:27AM
1.42
1:56PM
1.33
2:22AM
1.46
2:52PM
1.39
3:19AM
1.50
3:50PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.31
4:40AM
0.30
4:48PM
0.31
5:23AM
0.29
5:32PM
0.29
6:09AM
0.27
6:19PM
0.26
6:57AM
0.23
7:10PM
0.22
7:48AM
0.18
8:04PM
0.17
8:42AM
0.13
9:02PM
0.12
9:37AM
0.07
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C19232523212020182023242119171616151514141413131313141414141313131414141312121011111212121110109101416131212121212171817
Feels °C (?)172021201917181718202119171615161311101111111111111212131312111088767758889998878111199101099141414
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