Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 538 | 777 | 474 | 330 | 675 | 826 | 656 | 799 | 1183 | 1796 | 1954 | 1714 | 1565 | 1170 | 1090 | 850 | 834 | 857 | 857 | 774 | 774 | 783 | 1185 | 1566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.37m | 10:34AM1.27m | 10:54PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.31m | 11:43PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.23m | 4:45PM0.25m | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:34PM0.23m | 6:02AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 495 | 280 | 192 | 279 | 675 | 685 | 656 | 799 | 109 | 1796 | 1954 | 1714 | 1565 | 1170 | 1090 | 850 | 834 | 857 | 857 | 774 | 720 | 783 | 865 | 1075 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 332 | 107 | 73 | 69 | 92 | 88 | 111 | 84 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 58 | 68 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 25 | 774 | 663 | 580 | 514 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 71 | 12 | 102 | 101 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 169 | 83 | 76 | 85 | 118 | 113 | 73 | — | 38 | 7 | 25 | 68 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 538 | 777 | 474 | 330 | 503 | 826 | — | — | 1183 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 340 | 645 | 527 | 625 | 742 | — | — | 1185 | 1566 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 59 | 21 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 93 | 116 | 80 | 264 |
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