Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 256 | 238 | 232 | 187 | 155 | 102 | 102 | 83 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 151 | 211 | 213 | 179 | 174 | 257 | 249 | 158 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.55m | 3:54AM1.43m | 4:23PM1.55m | 4:50AM1.45m | 5:17PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.09m | 9:47PM0.10m | 10:05AM0.07m | 10:43PM0.08m | 11:02AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 291 | 256 | 238 | 232 | 187 | 155 | 102 | 102 | 83 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 87 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 127 | 106 | 69 | 49 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | ESE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 108 | 71 | 118 | 17 | 257 | 249 | 158 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 75 | 124 | 77 | 174 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 211 | 213 | 179 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 163 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 123 | 118 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 59 |
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