Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 203 | 177 | 121 | 94 | 75 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 40 | 63 | 55 | 121 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 90 | 49 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.42m | 9:05AM1.44m | 9:28PM1.38m | 9:52AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.15m | 3:23PM0.18m | 3:42AM0.20m | 4:11PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 251 | 203 | 177 | 121 | 94 | 75 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 24 | 63 | 53 | 121 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 90 | 41 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 45 | 41 | 49 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 67 |
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