Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 222 | 431 | 331 | 378 | 282 | 277 | 215 | 198 | 195 | 183 | 237 | 187 | 180 | 202 | 140 | 180 | 140 | 196 | 361 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.36m | 4:32AM1.29m | 4:55PM1.39m | 5:20AM1.34m | 5:43PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.26m | 10:26PM0.24m | 10:41AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:31AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 230 | 190 | 431 | 331 | 378 | 282 | 277 | 215 | 198 | 195 | 179 | 237 | 187 | 180 | 202 | 140 | 180 | 140 | 196 | 232 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 176 | 222 | 88 | 70 | 111 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 164 | 123 | 114 | 112 | 75 | 51 | 118 | 86 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 120 | 81 | 111 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 50 | 26 | 118 | 86 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 361 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 83 | 61 | 0 |
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