Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 242 | 718 | 596 | 1027 | 1601 | 2607 | 2425 | 2459 | 2221 | 1934 | 1494 | 1229 | 1103 | 895 | 786 | 596 | 418 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.50m | 10:12AM1.64m | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:08AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.04m | 4:37PM0.03m | 4:54AM0.04m | 5:33PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 253 | 242 | 287 | 16 | 597 | 296 | 8 | 8 | — | 2221 | 1934 | 1494 | 1229 | 1103 | 895 | 786 | 596 | 418 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 13 | E 14 | SSE 12 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 220 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSW 5 | E 13 | — | NE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 50 | 21 | 718 | 596 | 1027 | 1601 | 2607 | 2425 | 2459 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 72 | 208 | 272 | 61 | 61 | 123 | 93 | 306 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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