Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 361 | 375 | 426 | 613 | 613 | 581 | 649 | 649 | 638 | 628 | 607 | 493 | 553 | 634 | 668 | 672 | 543 | 200 | 356 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.40m | 7:39AM1.26m | 8:02PM1.39m | 8:22AM1.25m | 8:44PM1.38m | 9:05AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.27m | 1:49PM0.25m | 2:26AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.26m | 3:09AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 347 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 361 | 375 | 426 | 613 | 613 | 581 | 649 | 649 | 638 | 628 | 607 | 493 | 553 | 634 | 3 | 672 | 543 | 112 | 356 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 184 | 129 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 56 | 80 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 14 | — | 5 | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 10 | 72 | 193 | 668 | 327 | 255 | — | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 110 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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