Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1078 | 888 | 737 | 604 | 493 | 413 | 400 | 327 | 253 | 202 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 191 | 146 | 112 | 106 | 75 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 78 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.27m | 5:31PM1.39m | 5:52AM1.29m | 6:16PM1.40m | 6:38AM1.32m | 7:01PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.24m | 11:50PM0.24m | 12:02PM0.21m | 00:36AM0.21m | 12:49PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1078 | 888 | 737 | 604 | 493 | 413 | 400 | 327 | 253 | 202 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 191 | 146 | 112 | 49 | 36 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 78 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 77 | 65 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 106 | 75 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | E 11 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 63 | 53 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 60 | 75 | 216 | 209 | 208 | 215 | 198 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 67 | 67 |
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