Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 505 | 463 | 408 | 383 | 320 | 276 | 276 | 230 | 222 | 431 | 401 | 503 | 404 | 277 | 319 | 202 | 195 | 181 | 190 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.33m | 3:44AM1.25m | 4:08PM1.36m | 4:32AM1.29m | 4:55PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.29m | 9:39PM0.28m | 9:52AM0.26m | 10:26PM0.24m | 10:41AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 525 | 505 | 463 | 408 | 383 | 320 | 276 | 276 | 230 | 190 | 431 | 401 | 503 | 404 | 277 | 319 | 202 | 195 | 174 | 190 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 91 | 140 | 183 | 176 | 222 | 88 | 59 | 78 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 181 | 130 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 18 | ENE 3 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 99 | 120 | 81 | 111 | 115 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 710 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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