Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 376 | 653 | 1064 | 1437 | 4009 | 4265 | 3620 | 2890 | 2190 | 1706 | 1308 | 1355 | 1075 | 1401 | 1584 | 1332 | 1066 | 1013 | 814 | 792 | 666 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:44AM1.46m | 6:10PM1.53m | 6:37AM1.46m | 7:01PM1.50m | 7:28AM1.47m | 7:51PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.07m | 00:30AM0.07m | 12:51PM0.08m | 1:20AM0.09m | 1:44PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 304 | 376 | 653 | 1064 | 1437 | 4009 | 4265 | 3620 | 2890 | 2190 | 1706 | 1308 | 14 | 14 | 1401 | 1584 | 1332 | 1066 | 1013 | 814 | 792 | 666 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 15 | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 7 | — | 16 | 7 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 48 | 62 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 25 | 1355 | 1075 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 123 | 10 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 148 | 148 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 21 | 39 | 2 |
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