Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1401 | 1121 | 953 | 828 | 593 | 485 | 366 | 286 | 214 | 205 | 169 | 157 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 138 | 169 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.40m | 2:27PM1.44m | 2:51AM1.44m | 3:23PM1.52m | 3:49AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.20m | 8:11AM0.14m | 8:40PM0.16m | 9:05AM0.10m | 9:40PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1401 | 1121 | 953 | 828 | 593 | 485 | 366 | 286 | 214 | 205 | 169 | 157 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 138 | 169 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 73 | 115 | 103 | 56 | 57 | 25 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | S 18 | SSW 20 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 7 | 99 | 100 | 34 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 39 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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