Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 412 | 718 | 1807 | 3550 | 3392 | 3173 | 2595 | 2259 | 2025 | 1692 | 1464 | 1126 | 994 | 858 | 839 | 361 | 480 | 1689 | 2613 | 4250 | 7028 | 8434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.48m | 8:19PM1.55m | 8:46AM1.46m | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:37AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.03m | 2:07PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.06m | 3:01PM0.09m | 3:30AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — |
| kJ | 484 | 412 | 348 | 141 | 257 | 247 | 235 | 277 | 332 | 225 | 234 | 249 | 302 | 249 | 194 | 131 | 279 | 238 | 118 | 175 | 21 | 23 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | ESE 9 | NE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | — | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 249 | 229 | — | 132 | 110 | 68 | 182 | 254 | 283 | 266 | 324 | 240 | 228 | 218 | 213 | 158 | 168 | 200 | 7 | 94 | — | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 83 | — | — | 24 | — | 9 | 8 | — | 17 | 145 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 85 | 718 | 1807 | 3550 | 3392 | 3173 | 2595 | 2259 | 2025 | 1692 | 1464 | 1126 | 994 | 858 | 839 | 361 | 480 | 1689 | 2613 | 4250 | 7028 | 8434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 93 | 262 | 264 | 266 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 95 | 123 | 256 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 251 | 95 | 251 | 256 | 246 |
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