Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 53 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 77 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 2238 | 3898 | 5528 | 5699 | 5576 | 5172 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.45m | 9:10PM1.37m | 9:32AM1.44m | 9:56PM1.34m | 10:17AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.18m | 3:22AM0.21m | 3:53PM0.21m | 4:07AM0.24m | 4:39PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 77 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | S 15 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 211 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 2238 | 3898 | 5528 | 5699 | 5576 | 5172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 163 | 0 | 163 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 258 | 266 | 266 | 319 | 266 | 254 |
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