Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 522 | 530 | 542 | 466 | 408 | 346 | 338 | 291 | 256 | 256 | 217 | 238 | 172 | 138 | 105 | 67 | 66 | 50 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.54m | 2:56AM1.42m | 3:27PM1.55m | 3:54AM1.43m | 4:23PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.10m | 8:49PM0.11m | 9:07AM0.09m | 9:47PM0.10m | 10:05AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 528 | 522 | 530 | 542 | 466 | 408 | 346 | 338 | 291 | 256 | 256 | 217 | 238 | 172 | 138 | 105 | 67 | 66 | 50 | 32 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 80 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 16 | E 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 5 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NE 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 83 | 95 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 118 |
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