Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 647 | 596 | 446 | 392 | 305 | 441 | 498 | 898 | 1373 | 1932 | 1887 | 2079 | 1913 | 1428 | 1297 | 1063 | 875 | 633 | 513 | 423 | 413 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.24m | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:20AM1.25m | 4:45PM1.37m | 5:06AM1.27m | 5:31PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.29m | 10:17PM0.30m | 10:28AM0.27m | 11:04PM0.27m | 11:15AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 632 | 647 | 596 | 446 | 392 | 305 | 441 | 498 | 898 | 1373 | 1932 | 1887 | 2079 | 1913 | 1428 | 1297 | 1063 | 875 | 633 | 513 | 423 | 413 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 89 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 69 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 12 | — | ESE 15 | SE 15 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 21 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 32 | 42 | 58 | 90 | 104 | 190 | 147 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 67 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 123 | 112 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
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