Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 459 | 644 | 1400 | 1259 | 1202 | 2658 | 5517 | 4788 | 4372 | 5076 | 2822 | 3794 | 3974 | 3864 | 3177 | 2545 | 2053 | 2116 | 1451 | 3482 | 2479 | 1977 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.36m | 7:47PM1.42m | 8:11AM1.39m | 8:34PM1.43m | 8:59AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.19m | 1:37PM0.18m | 2:06AM0.17m | 2:26PM0.16m | 2:52AM0.15m | 3:16PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 423 | 459 | 282 | 1400 | 1259 | 1202 | 8 | 3476 | 2907 | 2511 | 2196 | 2822 | 3794 | 3974 | 3864 | 3177 | 2545 | 2053 | 2116 | 1400 | 3482 | 2479 | 1977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 86 | 644 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 613 | 635 | 1451 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 70 | 100 | 70 | 104 | 84 | 2658 | 5517 | 4788 | 4372 | 5076 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 146 | 163 | 112 | 171 | 75 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 |
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