Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 373 | 367 | 355 | 620 | 597 | 462 | 371 | 632 | 647 | 596 | 446 | 392 | 305 | 429 | 463 | 754 | 1357 | 1932 | 2121 | 2542 | 2285 | 1733 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.23m | 3:13PM1.33m | 3:33AM1.24m | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:20AM1.25m | 4:45PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.31m | 9:30PM0.32m | 9:41AM0.29m | 10:17PM0.30m | 10:28AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 482 | 373 | 367 | 355 | 620 | 597 | 462 | 371 | 632 | 647 | 596 | 446 | 392 | 305 | 429 | 463 | 754 | 1357 | 1932 | 2121 | 2542 | 2285 | 1733 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 109 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 128 | 142 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 62 | 67 | — | — | — | 12 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 59 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 118 | 123 | 61 | 116 | 123 | 123 | 116 |
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