Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 176 | 92 | 62 | 40 | 52 | 102 | 91 | 226 | 124 | 155 | 507 | 255 | 235 | 193 | 148 | 93 | 49 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 34 | 875 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.39m | 8:53AM1.25m | 9:14PM1.37m | 9:36AM1.23m | 9:56PM1.35m | 10:18AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.28m | 3:03PM0.28m | 3:39AM0.28m | 3:45PM0.29m | 4:22AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
99 | 96 | 92 | 62 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 11 | 127 | 15 | 15 | 235 | 255 | 235 | 193 | 148 | 93 | 21 | 72 | 70 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 9 |
53 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 49 | 19 | 25 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 9 | E 12 | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 16 |
3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 8 |
6 | 176 | — | — | 40 | 52 | 102 | 91 | 226 | 124 | 155 | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 183 | 875 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 123 |
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