Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | SSW 23 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 859 | 974 | 1165 | 1150 | 1184 | 1139 | 1067 | 1052 | 1038 | 911 | 886 | 874 | 1145 | 3877 | 4027 | 4032 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.69m | 7:20AM1.52m | 7:49PM1.66m | 8:17AM1.50m | 8:44PM1.62m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM-0.01m | 1:33PM-0.02m | 2:13AM-0.01m | 2:30PM0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 722 | 859 | 974 | 1165 | 1150 | 1184 | 1139 | 1067 | 1052 | 1038 | 911 | 886 | 874 | 752 | 3877 | 4027 | 4032 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 43 | 103 | 225 | 314 | 320 | 904 | 744 | 585 | 389 | 353 | 361 | 293 | 672 | 569 | 561 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 81 | 363 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 73 | 1145 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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