Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 69 | 102 | 135 | 121 | 109 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 96 | 33 | 25 | 72 | 58 | 173 | 210 | 287 | 462 | 306 | 205 | 123 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.42m | 6:11PM1.43m | 6:39AM1.49m | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:31AM1.56m | 7:56PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.16m | 00:25AM0.12m | 12:56PM0.11m | 1:17AM0.09m | 1:50PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 69 | 102 | 135 | 121 | 109 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 54 | 173 | 210 | 287 | 462 | 306 | 205 | 123 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | S 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 10 | E 12 | SSE 8 | E 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | NE 6 | SE 10 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 2 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 96 | 13 | 61 | 72 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 306 | 123 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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