Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 205 | 214 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 123 | 90 | 94 | 84 | 115 | 111 | 147 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 79 | 72 | 95 | 70 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.52m | 3:49AM1.48m | 4:21PM1.60m | 4:47AM1.51m | 5:18PM1.66m | 5:45AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.05m | 10:39PM0.06m | 10:59AM0.01m | 11:39PM0.02m | 11:58AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 166 | 205 | 214 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 123 | 90 | 86 | 40 | 115 | 111 | 147 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 79 | 72 | 48 | 40 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 72 | 113 | 102 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 87 | 80 | 94 | 84 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 57 | 95 | 70 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 10 | NE 4 | E 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 26 | — | 41 | 17 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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