Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 69 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 163 | 1564 | 1873 | 1610 | 1224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.26m | 1:38PM1.32m | 2:00AM1.24m | 2:26PM1.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.32m | 7:22AM0.31m | 7:55PM0.33m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:42PM0.33m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 185 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 69 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 163 | 1564 | 1873 | 1610 | 1224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 33 | 56 | 57 | 50 | 32 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SW 13 | — | SW 19 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | 14 | 7 | 58 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 91 | 130 | 133 | 91 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 67 | 67 | 118 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
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