Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 738 | 1433 | 1574 | 3515 | 4529 | 6275 | 7447 | 7372 | 6779 | 6932 | 6510 | 5492 | 4669 | 3780 | 2089 | 1508 | 1778 | 1258 | 990 | 1145 | 924 | 1060 | 1006 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.38m | 12:13PM1.36m | 00:35AM1.39m | 1:07PM1.43m | 1:31AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.23m | 6:02AM0.19m | 6:26PM0.21m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:22PM0.18m | 7:46AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 738 | 669 | 774 | 62 | 789 | — | 175 | 169 | 45 | — | 37 | 74 | 72 | 133 | 2089 | 1508 | 165 | 1258 | 990 | 1145 | 924 | 1060 | 1006 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 178 | 227 | 176 | 346 | 152 | 109 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 52 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 252 | — | 209 | 160 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 129 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 569 | 1433 | 1574 | 3515 | 4529 | 6275 | 7447 | 7372 | 6779 | 6932 | 6510 | 5492 | 4669 | 3780 | 496 | 458 | 1778 | 215 | 199 | 105 | 79 | — | — | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 256 | 258 | 95 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 264 | 264 | 313 | 313 | 270 | 270 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 95 | 80 | 95 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
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