Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 423 | 263 | 213 | 333 | 344 | 181 | 165 | 123 | 90 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.37m | 00:12AM1.35m | 12:41PM1.35m | 1:01AM1.30m | 1:29PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.16m | 6:04PM0.22m | 6:27AM0.21m | 6:54PM0.27m | 7:13AM0.26m | 7:43PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 522 | 423 | 263 | 213 | 333 | 344 | 181 | 165 | 123 | 90 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 114 | 119 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 50 | 73 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 37 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 118 | 201 | 39 | 39 |
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