Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 1009 | 916 | 849 | 730 | 656 | 598 | 551 | 584 | 595 | 646 | 514 | 443 | 528 | 1391 | 2610 | 2632 | 2734 | 2475 | 2231 | 1952 | 1698 | 1430 | 1229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.27m | 4:22PM1.36m | 4:41AM1.27m | 5:06PM1.38m | 5:26AM1.27m | 5:51PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.29m | 10:38PM0.31m | 10:50AM0.28m | 11:25PM0.30m | 11:35AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 890 | 884 | 884 | 808 | 730 | 656 | 598 | 551 | 584 | 595 | 646 | 514 | 443 | 432 | 1391 | 2610 | 2632 | 2734 | 2475 | 2231 | 1952 | 1698 | 1430 | 1229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 177 | 1009 | 916 | 849 | 639 | 507 | 317 | 242 | 217 | 164 | 135 | 93 | 65 | 528 | 369 | 587 | 611 | 487 | 451 | 388 | 380 | 388 | 400 | 417 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 636 | 124 | 97 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 163 | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 71 | 95 | 184 | 190 | 198 | 160 | 121 | 117 | 161 | 165 | 139 | 782 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 123 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 80 | 195 | 195 | 184 | 176 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 110 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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