Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 235 | 160 | 125 | 84 | 132 | 162 | 169 | 166 | 205 | 214 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 62 | 141 | 150 | 147 | 142 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.44m | 2:51AM1.44m | 3:23PM1.52m | 3:49AM1.48m | 4:21PM1.60m | 4:47AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.16m | 9:05AM0.10m | 9:40PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.05m | 10:39PM0.06m | 10:59AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 245 | 235 | 160 | 125 | 84 | 132 | 162 | 169 | 166 | 205 | 214 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 123 | 90 | 86 | 39 | 141 | 150 | 147 | 142 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 113 | 102 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 85 | 78 | 90 | 62 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | S 18 | SSW 20 | S 12 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 41 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 2 |
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