Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 233 | 180 | 170 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 113 | 157 | 181 | 299 | 878 | 542 | 298 | 251 | 337 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:44PM1.56m | 3:11AM1.45m | 3:43PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.13m | 8:24AM0.09m | 9:04PM0.11m | 9:22AM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 275 | 233 | 180 | 170 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 113 | 133 | 97 | 299 | 567 | 542 | 298 | 223 | 337 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 109 | 157 | 175 | 20 | 239 | 270 | 261 | 251 | 2 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SW 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 181 | 246 | 878 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 21 |
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