Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 23s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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 (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1052 | 1038 | 911 | 886 | 874 | 1155 | 3969 | 4107 | 4032 | 3756 | 3299 | 2584 | 2318 | 1882 | 1728 | 1348 | 1281 |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.66m | 8:17AM1.50m | 8:44PM1.62m | 9:12AM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM-0.01m | 2:30PM0.00m | 3:08AM0.01m | 3:25PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1052 | 1038 | 911 | 886 | 874 | 752 | 3969 | 4107 | 4032 | 3756 | 3299 | 2584 | 2318 | 1882 | 1728 | 1348 | 1281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 24 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 744 | 514 | 389 | 353 | 279 | 1155 | 672 | 569 | 561 | 553 | 427 | 421 | 414 | 351 | 341 | 241 | 233 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | 73 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 44 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 123 | 61 | 75 |
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