Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 40 | 63 | 55 | 121 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 90 | 55 | 41 | 131 | 253 | 290 | 255 | 205 | 192 | 147 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.38m | 9:52AM1.41m | 10:15PM1.34m | 10:38AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.20m | 4:11PM0.22m | 4:28AM0.24m | 4:58PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | 63 | 53 | 121 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 90 | 55 | 41 | 131 | 253 | 290 | 255 | 205 | 192 | 147 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 7 | NE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 49 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 46 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
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