Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 762 | 888 | 1060 | 1206 | 1916 | 3052 | 3463 | 3430 | 3302 | 2866 | 2753 | 2543 | 2372 | 2061 | 1779 | 1572 | 1462 | 1303 | 1034 | 892 | 764 | 663 | 573 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.45m | 8:21PM1.46m | 8:46AM1.50m | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:37AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.14m | 2:13PM0.12m | 2:36AM0.11m | 3:05PM0.10m | 3:26AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 762 | 888 | 1060 | 1206 | 1916 | 3052 | 3463 | 3430 | 3302 | 2866 | 2753 | 2543 | 2372 | 2061 | 1779 | 1572 | 1462 | 1303 | 1034 | 892 | 764 | 663 | 573 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 87 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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