Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1507 | 1308 | 1091 | 1065 | 1013 | 880 | 632 | 543 | 533 | 535 | 449 | 385 | 308 | 299 | 244 | 200 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.41m | 12:48PM1.48m | 1:13AM1.42m | 1:45PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.18m | 6:32AM0.14m | 7:06PM0.16m | 7:27AM0.12m | 8:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1507 | 1308 | 1091 | 1065 | 1013 | 880 | 632 | 543 | 533 | 535 | 449 | 385 | 308 | 245 | 139 | 200 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 19 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 79 | 75 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 85 | 42 | 7 | 123 | 163 | 243 | 299 | 244 | 162 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 118 | 60 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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