Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 898 | 1373 | 1932 | 2522 | 2209 | 1881 | 1525 | 1334 | 1078 | 888 | 737 | 604 | 496 | 413 | 336 | 333 | 253 | 202 | 205 | 198 | 157 | 154 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:20AM1.25m | 4:45PM1.37m | 5:06AM1.27m | 5:31PM1.39m | 5:52AM1.29m | 6:16PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.27m | 11:04PM0.27m | 11:15AM0.24m | 11:50PM0.24m | 12:02PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 898 | 1373 | 1932 | 2522 | 2209 | 1881 | 1525 | 1334 | 1078 | 888 | 737 | 604 | 496 | 413 | 336 | 333 | 253 | 73 | 65 | 198 | 67 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 100 | 85 | 88 | 63 | 202 | 205 | 65 | 157 | 154 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 11 | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 63 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 2 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 40 | — | 4 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 90 | 101 | 104 | 202 | 186 | 186 | 1 | 167 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 75 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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