Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2768 | 2352 | 2012 | 1525 | 1262 | 1047 | 902 | 663 | 522 | 423 | 263 | 213 | 333 | 344 | 181 | 165 | 121 | 86 | 82 | 56 | 53 | 47 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.42m | 11:51AM1.37m | 00:12AM1.35m | 12:41PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.10m | 5:12PM0.16m | 5:40AM0.16m | 6:04PM0.22m | 6:27AM0.21m | 6:54PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2768 | 2352 | 2012 | 1525 | 1262 | 1047 | 902 | 663 | 522 | 423 | 263 | 213 | 333 | 344 | 181 | 165 | 121 | 86 | 82 | 56 | 53 | 47 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 111 | 109 | 81 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 121 | 119 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 50 | 73 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
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