Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 978 | 1194 | 1403 | 1632 | 1664 | 1430 | 1300 | 1015 | 824 | 824 | 866 | 1586 | 3072 | 5098 | 7160 | 6543 | 6806 | 6226 | 4663 | 4237 | 3776 | 3919 | 2267 | 2181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.31m | 11:43PM1.38m | 12:13PM1.36m | 00:35AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:34PM0.23m | 6:02AM0.19m | 6:26PM0.21m | 6:52AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | SSW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 978 | 1194 | 1403 | 1632 | 1664 | 1430 | 1300 | 1015 | 824 | 824 | 738 | 676 | 709 | 633 | 403 | — | 45 | 325 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 104 | 2267 | 2181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 96 | 88 | 82 | 64 | 103 | 90 | 68 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 178 | 97 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 76 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 73 | — | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 267 | 261 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | 251 | 690 | 706 | 866 | 1586 | 3072 | 5098 | 7160 | 6543 | 6806 | 6226 | 4663 | 4237 | 3776 | 3919 | 1059 | 513 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 132 | 95 | 171 | 262 | 258 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 333 | 279 | 270 | 123 | 256 |
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