Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 159 | 103 | 49 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 68 | 85 | 78 | 104 | 156 | 181 | 214 | 235 | 165 | 132 | 108 | 111 | 325 | 429 | 656 | 344 | 3273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.23m | 9:56PM1.35m | 10:18AM1.22m | 10:38PM1.34m | 11:03AM1.22m | 11:22PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.29m | 4:22AM0.28m | 4:27PM0.29m | 5:03AM0.27m | 5:11PM0.29m | 5:46AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 202 | 159 | 103 | 21 | 70 | 28 | 21 | 53 | 31 | 32 | 104 | 156 | 181 | 214 | 235 | 165 | 132 | 108 | 90 | 325 | 429 | 7 | 243 | 3273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | NE 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 89 | 111 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 13 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 72 | 70 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 68 | 85 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 656 | 344 | 1020 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 123 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 123 | 80 |
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