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Blackhead surf Forecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 16.4°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.4 °C max: 17.4 °C min: 15.3 °C)
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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 16.4°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.4 °C max: 17.4 °C min: 15.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
NE
0.5
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)121110111110141413131313141414141481014141414131312121210111099141414141414141314147137899999889999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1179510666701151583903783724443844134313413312653415223298376129392179173412078846472102373261921751392332893664435294253262571891432079913430735426423118216535676673519092779219816991495
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
30
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.30
3:48PM
1.24
4:07AM
1.30
4:33PM
1.27
4:53AM
1.30
5:18PM
1.30
5:38AM
1.31
6:03PM
1.33
6:23AM
1.31
6:46PM
1.36
7:07AM
1.31
7:29PM
1.38
7:51AM
1.31
8:12PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.31
9:39AM
0.29
9:55PM
0.31
10:24AM
0.28
10:43PM
0.29
11:08AM
0.27
11:31PM
0.28
11:53AM
0.26
12:18AM
0.27
12:36PM
0.26
1:04AM
0.26
1:20PM
0.26
1:50AM
0.25
2:03PM
0.26
2:34AM
0.24
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-----
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Rain (mm)
-13-163---------------------------------------------------1320
Temp. °C141413131415151413121111141615141312121011151815131211121518181514121110131718151513121214151917141414131416151110111313
Feels °C (?)12131312141412121110108121311109998101316139867813151313109811151513121091013141915121210910121077985

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