Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1162 | 1178 | 1195 | 1335 | 1344 | 1145 | 700 | 1257 | 1241 | 513 | 1135 | 1079 | 825 | 665 | 488 | 389 | 305 | 289 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.22m | 1:19PM1.31m | 1:44AM1.20m | 2:06PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.33m | 7:41PM0.32m | 7:51AM0.32m | 8:27PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1162 | 1178 | 1195 | 1335 | 1344 | 1145 | 700 | 1257 | 1241 | 513 | 1135 | 1079 | 825 | 665 | 488 | 389 | 305 | 289 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 427 | 4 | 4 | 406 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 75 | 171 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 0 |
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