Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5252 | 4787 | 3862 | 3197 | 1744 | 1514 | 1209 | 970 | 1122 | 978 | 664 | 782 | 741 | 693 | 443 | 470 | 432 | 411 | 292 | 276 | 247 | 282 | 260 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.39m | 1:07PM1.43m | 1:31AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.49m | 2:29AM1.44m | 3:02PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.21m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:22PM0.18m | 7:46AM0.12m | 8:20PM0.14m | 8:42AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 74 | 181 | 103 | 1744 | 1514 | 1209 | 970 | 1122 | 978 | 664 | 782 | 741 | 693 | 443 | 385 | 315 | 320 | 280 | 227 | 188 | 188 | 161 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 148 | 142 | 178 | 227 | 178 | 165 | 152 | 145 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 171 | 329 | 470 | 432 | 411 | 292 | 276 | 247 | 282 | 260 | 228 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 20 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 174 | 255 | — | 140 | 160 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 128 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 28 | 29 | 29 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5252 | 4787 | 3862 | 3197 | 558 | 280 | 246 | 212 | 128 | 70 | 85 | 42 | — | 66 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 319 | 270 | 270 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 61 | 75 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 21 |
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