Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2032 | 1949 | 1527 | 1283 | 1245 | 1037 | 825 | 775 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 475 | 490 | 361 | 301 | 246 | 196 | 83 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:37AM1.54m | 10:03PM1.47m | 10:30AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.09m | 4:18AM0.09m | 4:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2032 | 1949 | 1527 | 1283 | 1245 | 1037 | 825 | 775 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 475 | 490 | 361 | 301 | 246 | 114 | 83 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 132 | 132 | 196 | 78 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 61 |
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