Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 675 | 392 | 505 | 402 | 386 | 326 | 251 | 203 | 177 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 50 | 59 | 44 | 40 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.47m | 8:17AM1.46m | 8:40PM1.42m | 9:05AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.11m | 2:34PM0.14m | 2:56AM0.15m | 3:23PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 675 | 392 | 505 | 402 | 386 | 326 | 251 | 203 | 177 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 50 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 44 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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