Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 92 | 92 | 104 | 133 | 175 | 138 | 124 | 347 | 469 | 447 | 581 | 480 | 368 | 220 | 240 | 206 | 119 | 100 | 192 | 121 | 135 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.23m | 3:41PM1.33m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:30PM1.36m | 4:58AM1.34m | 5:20PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.29m | 9:59PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.21m | 11:09AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 92 | 92 | 104 | 133 | 175 | 138 | 120 | 127 | 469 | 447 | 581 | 480 | 368 | 220 | 240 | 206 | 119 | 100 | 192 | 121 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 92 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 124 | 347 | 125 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 35 | 50 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 10 | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | — | 14 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 170 | 171 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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