Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 535 | 441 | 443 | 308 | 284 | 244 | 160 | 275 | 229 | 216 | 170 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 132 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.42m | 1:45PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:44PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.16m | 7:27AM0.12m | 8:04PM0.13m | 8:24AM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 533 | 535 | 441 | 443 | 308 | 245 | 139 | 160 | 275 | 229 | 216 | 170 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 121 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 19 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 7 | 123 | 163 | 243 | 284 | 244 | 119 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 132 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 |
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