Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 628 | 461 | 386 | 645 | 919 | 1366 | 1672 | 2062 | 1733 | 1507 | 1308 | 1209 | 1170 | 1013 | 865 | 632 | 543 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.40m | 11:52AM1.44m | 00:17AM1.41m | 12:48PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.19m | 5:39AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.18m | 6:32AM0.14m | 7:06PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 639 | 628 | 461 | 386 | 645 | 533 | 1366 | 1672 | 2062 | 1733 | 1507 | 1308 | 1209 | 1170 | 1013 | 865 | 632 | 543 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | NE 14 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 609 | 449 | 309 | 341 | 245 | 919 | 284 | 343 | 309 | 220 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 121 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 116 | 291 | 386 | 304 | 245 | 305 | 183 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 936 | — | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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