Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 198 | 188 | 179 | 174 | 167 | 160 | 141 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 138 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 96 | 41 | 73 | 73 | 34 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.47m | 5:33AM1.42m | 5:56PM1.46m | 6:24AM1.43m | 6:47PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.13m | 11:23PM0.11m | 11:45AM0.13m | 00:14AM0.12m | 12:38PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | E 7 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 97 | 156 | 131 | 127 | 97 | 94 | 93 | 114 | 67 | 62 | 110 | 110 | 89 | 56 | 41 | 73 | 73 | 34 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | S 12 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | S 9 | NE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 198 | 188 | 179 | 174 | 167 | 160 | 141 | 22 | 106 | 16 | 62 | 59 | 37 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 158 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 94 | 21 | 44 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | — | E 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | 114 | — | 114 | 138 | 15 | — | 110 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 123 | 123 | 59 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 149 | 136 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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