Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 617 | 533 | 535 | 388 | 296 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 84 | 52 | 132 | 67 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 76 | 86 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.54m | 1:47AM1.41m | 2:16PM1.52m | 2:45AM1.40m | 3:14PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.11m | 7:41PM0.11m | 7:58AM0.11m | 8:38PM0.11m | 8:56AM0.12m | 9:34PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 639 | 617 | 533 | 535 | 388 | 296 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 60 | 67 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 43 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 52 | 132 | — | — | 1 | 52 | 76 | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 163 | 176 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 163 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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