Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 101 | 135 | 258 | 408 | 416 | 371 | 363 | 325 | 248 | 203 | 180 | 166 | 147 | 158 | 198 | 188 | 179 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.40m | 4:10PM1.49m | 4:39AM1.40m | 5:04PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.11m | 9:53AM0.13m | 10:29PM0.11m | 10:50AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 101 | 135 | 258 | 408 | 416 | 371 | 363 | 325 | 248 | 203 | 180 | 166 | 147 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 86 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 59 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 63 | 37 | 198 | 188 | 179 | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 158 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 80 | 83 | 118 | 112 | 21 |
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