Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 122 | 56 | 220 | 256 | 203 | 172 | 285 | 416 | 478 | 501 | 597 | 845 | 670 | 635 | 900 | 979 | 900 | 747 | 459 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.31m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:34PM1.32m | 2:57AM1.23m | 3:21PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.32m | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.31m | 8:52PM0.31m | 9:04AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 122 | 56 | 60 | 256 | 203 | 172 | 139 | 157 | 208 | 259 | 387 | 161 | 125 | 19 | 627 | 606 | 575 | 515 | 459 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 102 | 101 | 91 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | W 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 13 | 102 | 220 | — | — | 5 | 285 | 416 | 478 | 501 | 597 | 845 | 670 | 635 | 900 | 979 | 900 | 747 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 163 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 118 | 80 | 273 | 123 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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