Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 384 | 513 | 1032 | 694 | 632 | 497 | 459 | 586 | 628 | 683 | 833 | 888 | 1057 | 1090 | 1869 | 2833 | 3505 | 3430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.40m | 7:31PM1.44m | 7:56AM1.45m | 8:21PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.17m | 1:22PM0.15m | 1:47AM0.14m | 2:13PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 180 | 232 | 222 | 554 | 694 | 632 | 497 | 459 | 586 | 628 | 683 | 833 | 888 | 1057 | 1090 | 1869 | 2833 | 3505 | 3430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 3 | 1 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 104 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 74 | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 384 | 513 | 1032 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 75 | 72 | 0 |
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