Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 172 | 225 | 222 | 320 | 284 | 207 | 181 | 129 | 115 | 106 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 52 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.50m | 2:32AM1.39m | 2:56PM1.46m | 3:28AM1.38m | 3:51PM1.43m | 4:22AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.12m | 8:22PM0.10m | 8:42AM0.15m | 9:16PM0.12m | 9:38AM0.17m | 10:09PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 172 | 225 | 222 | 320 | 284 | 207 | 181 | 129 | 115 | 106 | 95 | 86 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 45 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | E 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | 40 | 31 | 39 | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | 40 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 163 | 148 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 163 | 163 | 146 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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