Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 66 | 51 | 49 | 86 | 146 | 184 | 183 | 173 | 254 | 246 | 156 | 102 | 101 | 232 | 280 | 554 | 1382 | 1622 | 2850 | 4178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.55m | 4:50AM1.45m | 5:17PM1.55m | 5:44AM1.46m | 6:10PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.07m | 10:43PM0.08m | 11:02AM0.07m | 11:38PM0.07m | 11:57AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 17 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 83 | 66 | 51 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 183 | 156 | 104 | 79 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 232 | 38 | 554 | 1382 | 1622 | 2850 | 4178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 86 | 108 | 73 | 180 | 173 | 254 | 246 | 156 | 77 | 101 | 8 | 280 | 42 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 13 | SE 7 | NE 9 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 11 | 76 | 124 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 79 | 102 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 146 | 184 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 71 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 118 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 171 | 116 | 59 |
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