Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1780 | 1589 | 1780 | 1380 | 4535 | 5114 | 4304 | 3593 | 2768 | 2352 | 1985 | 1525 | 1262 | 1047 | 902 | 759 | 603 | 496 | 263 | 210 | 333 | 339 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.44m | 10:30PM1.49m | 11:00AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.42m | 11:51AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.10m | 4:51AM0.10m | 5:12PM0.16m | 5:40AM0.16m | 6:04PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1780 | 1589 | 1780 | 1178 | 4535 | 5114 | 4304 | 3593 | 2768 | 2352 | 1985 | 1525 | 1262 | 1047 | 902 | 759 | 603 | 496 | 263 | 210 | 333 | 339 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 184 | 164 | 1380 | 158 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 111 | 109 | 81 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 121 | 119 | 22 | 22 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 161 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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