Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1086 | 909 | 852 | 807 | 793 | 780 | 694 | 579 | 497 | 480 | 394 | 370 | 314 | 259 | 251 | 205 | 205 | 158 | 123 | 114 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.38m | 5:39AM1.26m | 6:04PM1.39m | 6:24AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.27m | 11:39PM0.29m | 11:48AM0.25m | 00:25AM0.27m | 12:34PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1086 | 909 | 852 | 807 | 793 | 780 | 694 | 579 | 497 | 480 | 394 | 370 | 314 | 259 | 251 | 86 | 205 | 64 | 123 | 114 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 10 | 41 | 176 | 232 | 224 | 184 | 125 | 120 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 44 | 74 | 205 | 79 | 158 | 51 | 34 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 124 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 82 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 196 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 67 | 67 | 86 |
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