Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
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 Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 411 | 413 | 919 | 919 | 849 | 711 | 711 | 390 | 446 | 446 | 1212 | 2330 | 3315 | 2872 | 2027 | 1437 | 1077 | 780 | 608 | 492 | 365 | 299 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.72m | 7:41AM1.54m | 8:10PM1.70m | 8:38AM1.52m | 9:06PM1.66m | 9:35AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM-0.03m | 1:54PM-0.03m | 2:35AM-0.02m | 2:51PM-0.01m | 3:32AM-0.01m | 3:48PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 126 | 176 | 919 | 919 | 849 | 711 | 711 | 283 | 446 | 446 | 1212 | 2330 | 3315 | 2872 | 2027 | 1437 | 1077 | 780 | 608 | 492 | 365 | 299 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 411 | 413 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 224 | 362 | 358 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 20 | — | NE 15 | E 18 | NE 14 | ESE 4 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | — | 9 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 2 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 390 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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