Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 15 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 41 | 164 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 68 | 1255 | 3674 | 4842 | 5493 | 5882 | 6042 | 5915 | 5610 | 4880 | 3888 | 2058 | 2164 | 1597 | 1297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.44m | 9:56PM1.34m | 10:17AM1.41m | 10:41PM1.31m | 11:02AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.21m | 3:53PM0.21m | 4:07AM0.24m | 4:39PM0.24m | 4:52AM0.27m | 5:25PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 51 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 68 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 2058 | 229 | 205 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | NE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 7 | 98 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 41 | 164 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 1255 | 3674 | 4842 | 5493 | 5882 | 6042 | 5915 | 5610 | 4880 | 3888 | 896 | 2164 | 1597 | 1297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 234 | 262 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 262 | 260 | 256 | 256 | 251 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 75 |
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