Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3030 | 2420 | 2114 | 1619 | 1294 | 1004 | 908 | 755 | 660 | 629 | 370 | 669 | 1602 | 2215 | 3463 | 5994 | 7364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.55m | 8:46AM1.46m | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:37AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.06m | 3:01PM0.09m | 3:30AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | 316 | 228 | 313 | 273 | 353 | 319 | 244 | 244 | 178 | 222 | 263 | 160 | 198 | 110 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | 254 | 280 | 266 | 324 | 243 | 249 | 218 | 160 | 229 | 100 | 78 | 43 | 51 | 34 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | E 11 | E 13 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 166 | — | 9 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 45 | — | 115 | 110 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3030 | 2420 | 2114 | 1619 | 1294 | 1004 | 908 | 755 | 660 | 629 | 370 | 669 | 1602 | 2215 | 3463 | 5994 | 7364 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 123 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 246 | 246 | 279 | 256 | 256 |
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