Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 639 | 673 | 559 | 515 | 440 | 318 | 766 | 767 | 784 | 778 | 677 | 547 | 434 | 330 | 330 | 284 | 250 | 238 | 223 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.53m | 1:58AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.54m | 2:56AM1.42m | 3:27PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | 8:09AM0.10m | 8:49PM0.11m | 9:07AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 126 | 626 | 767 | 784 | 778 | 677 | 547 | 434 | 330 | 330 | 284 | 250 | 238 | 223 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 47 | 63 | 62 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 49 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 16 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | E 15 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 197 | 639 | 673 | 559 | 515 | 440 | 318 | 766 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 123 | 123 | 136 | 95 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 21 | 39 | 0 |
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