Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 522 | 852 | 715 | 1438 | 1225 | 960 | 673 | 726 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 316 | 305 | 244 | 233 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.32m | 12:04PM1.35m | 00:25AM1.28m | 12:51PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.25m | 6:20PM0.29m | 6:36AM0.29m | 7:07PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 363 | 334 | 852 | 715 | 1438 | 1225 | 960 | 673 | 726 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 316 | 305 | 244 | 233 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 522 | 262 | 329 | 88 | 94 | 83 | 58 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 200 | 62 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | 134 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 0 |
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