Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (10 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 26ft (8.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 23ft (7.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31334 | 31400 | 24850 | 16071 | 11479 | 12494 | 9181 | 7504 | 3574 | 2508 | 1935 | 1332 | 1001 | 732 | 563 | 575 | 1401 | 1121 | 953 | 828 | 593 | 485 | 415 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.35m | 12:39PM1.30m | 1:00AM1.37m | 1:32PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.22m | 6:49PM0.24m | 7:19AM0.18m | 7:43PM0.20m | 8:11AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 1096 | — | — | — | 8468 | 6415 | 5056 | 2359 | 1030 | 746 | 729 | 763 | 732 | 563 | 575 | 1401 | 1121 | 953 | 828 | 593 | 485 | 415 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 748 | 1230 | 995 | 807 | 298 | 189 | 351 | 458 | 30 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 26 | 176 | 119 | 83 | 77 | 7 | 99 | 57 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31334 | 31400 | 24850 | 16071 | 11479 | 12494 | 9181 | 7504 | 3574 | 2508 | 1935 | 1332 | 1001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 256 | 123 | 123 | 83 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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