Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). 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 (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 97 | 95 | 211 | 142 | 174 | 131 | 198 | 259 | 322 | 297 | 277 | 253 | 238 | 287 | 697 | 1291 | 1523 | 1896 | 2235 | 3089 | 1746 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.61m | 8:50PM1.50m | 9:17AM1.63m | 9:45PM1.50m | 10:12AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.06m | 2:45PM0.04m | 3:03AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.03m | 3:58AM0.04m | 4:37PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 108 | 80 | 47 | 211 | 142 | 174 | 131 | 198 | 259 | 322 | 297 | 277 | 253 | 238 | 287 | 16 | 320 | 296 | 8 | 156 | 1968 | 1746 | 1597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | SSE 13 | E 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 97 | 66 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 154 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSW 18 | SSE 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 18 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 84 | 122 | 17 | 42 | 61 | 247 | 697 | 1291 | 1523 | 1896 | 2235 | 3089 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 118 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 118 | 176 | 72 | 163 | 91 | 180 | 208 | 123 | 251 | 0 | 61 | 148 | 181 | 61 | 0 |
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