Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2221 | 2202 | 1819 | 1561 | 493 | 466 | 427 | 390 | 363 | 522 | 852 | 715 | 1438 | 1211 | 960 | 673 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.37m | 11:16AM1.38m | 11:38PM1.32m | 12:04PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.20m | 5:32PM0.24m | 5:51AM0.25m | 6:20PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2221 | 380 | 247 | 100 | 356 | 220 | 161 | 390 | 363 | 334 | 852 | 715 | 1438 | 1211 | 960 | 673 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 503 | — | — | 94 | 101 | 92 | 84 | 84 | 62 | 522 | 262 | 417 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | 21 | 17 | 55 | 86 | 117 | 62 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | 135 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2202 | 1819 | 1561 | 493 | 466 | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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