Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 584 | 649 | 649 | 553 | 544 | 529 | 493 | 476 | 466 | 668 | 718 | 397 | 353 | 285 | 213 | 162 | 151 | 289 | 159 | 294 | 284 | 335 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.39m | 8:22AM1.25m | 8:44PM1.38m | 9:05AM1.25m | 9:26PM1.37m | 9:49AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.26m | 3:09AM0.26m | 3:15PM0.26m | 3:50AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 613 | 584 | 649 | 649 | 553 | 544 | 529 | 493 | 476 | 466 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 159 | 285 | 213 | 162 | 151 | 289 | 159 | 294 | 284 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 15 | NE 7 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 128 | 156 | 125 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 22 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 668 | 718 | 397 | 353 | — | — | — | 107 | 165 | — | — | 123 | 335 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 39 | 116 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 83 | 116 | 110 |
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