Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 193 | 129 | 258 | 229 | 167 | 118 | 97 | 95 | 211 | 140 | 126 | 130 | 193 | 259 | 256 | 297 | 273 | 249 | 238 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.56m | 7:56PM1.49m | 8:23AM1.61m | 8:50PM1.50m | 9:17AM1.63m | 9:45PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.07m | 2:10AM0.06m | 2:45PM0.04m | 3:03AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 225 | 193 | 118 | 258 | 229 | 167 | 118 | 80 | 43 | 211 | 140 | 126 | 130 | 193 | 259 | 256 | 93 | 273 | 249 | 238 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 17 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 60 | 129 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 97 | 66 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 297 | 58 | 30 | 153 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | N 5 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 18 | SSE 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 57 | 84 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 171 | 171 | 91 | 67 | 171 | 163 | 72 | 208 | 91 | 171 | 208 |
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