Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 43 | 116 | 54 | 47 | 96 | 75 | 59 | 114 | 170 | 211 | 242 | 258 | 275 | 275 | 241 | 207 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.41m | 2:16PM1.52m | 2:45AM1.40m | 3:14PM1.51m | 3:43AM1.40m | 4:10PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.11m | 8:38PM0.11m | 8:56AM0.12m | 9:34PM0.11m | 9:53AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 196 | 150 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 58 | 114 | 170 | 211 | 242 | 258 | 275 | 275 | 241 | 207 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 52 | 43 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 59 | 3 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 57 | 43 | 116 | — | — | 96 | 75 | 52 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 10 | 61 |
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