Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1556 | 1370 | 1256 | 1343 | 1225 | 1383 | 1298 | 1298 | 1162 | 1178 | 1335 | 1317 | 1325 | 1243 | 1065 | 1257 | 1093 | 453 | 1135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.24m | 12:33PM1.33m | 00:57AM1.22m | 1:19PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:56PM0.31m | 7:06AM0.33m | 7:41PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1556 | 1370 | 1256 | 1343 | 1225 | 1383 | 1298 | 1298 | 1162 | 1178 | 1335 | 1317 | 1325 | 1243 | 1065 | 1257 | 1093 | 453 | 1135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 322 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 171 | 171 | 21 | 2 |
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