Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 7 | E 12 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 14 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 44 | 99 | 139 | 147 | 179 | 171 | 251 | 226 | 275 | 302 | 349 | 343 | 347 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.33m | 1:49AM1.27m | 2:16PM1.33m | 2:36AM1.26m | 3:02PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.26m | 7:43PM0.30m | 7:59AM0.29m | 8:30PM0.32m | 8:44AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 59 | 30 | 99 | 139 | 134 | 163 | 157 | 151 | 112 | 275 | 268 | 250 | 236 | 347 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 17 | 38 | 24 | 179 | 171 | 251 | 226 | 108 | 114 | 178 | 178 | 85 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | ESE 18 | SE 13 | SE 17 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 26 | 147 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 159 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 55 | 104 | 99 | 217 | 240 | 302 | 349 | 343 | 272 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 39 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 123 | 95 | 0 |
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