Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 231 | 192 | 168 | 130 | 124 | 230 | 96 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 67 | 112 | 184 | 111 | 97 | 140 | 194 | 255 | 275 | 193 | 155 | 118 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.40m | 8:10AM1.27m | 8:32PM1.39m | 8:53AM1.25m | 9:14PM1.37m | 9:36AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.27m | 2:20PM0.27m | 2:56AM0.28m | 3:03PM0.28m | 3:39AM0.28m | 3:45PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 231 | 231 | 192 | 168 | 130 | 124 | 121 | 96 | 82 | 62 | 23 | 67 | 39 | 76 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 255 | 275 | 193 | 155 | 118 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 5 | ENE 8 | S 9 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 29 | 47 | 69 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 13 | E 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | — | E 12 | — | E 18 | E 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 9 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 230 | 30 | — | — | 44 | 61 | 112 | 184 | 111 | 97 | 140 | 194 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
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