Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 253 | 198 | 85 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 183 | 177 | 225 | 163 | 145 | 283 | 1175 | 1200 | 1106 | 1363 | 1104 | 860 | 607 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.56m | 11:52PM1.44m | 12:20PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.09m | 5:11AM0.09m | 5:47PM0.09m | 6:05AM0.10m | 6:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 309 | 253 | 114 | 83 | 98 | 121 | 120 | 183 | 177 | 225 | 163 | 145 | 283 | 1175 | 1200 | 1106 | 1363 | 1104 | 860 | 607 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 17 | E 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 198 | 85 | 126 | 72 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 143 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 118 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | NE 12 | NE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 94 | 109 | 121 | 96 | 195 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 2 | 104 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 171 | 123 | 80 | 254 | 86 | 175 | 61 | 184 | 183 | 118 | 21 |
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