Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3748 | 2530 | 1624 | 988 | 709 | 520 | 392 | 505 | 396 | 271 | 216 | 141 | 55 | 422 | 439 | 339 | 217 | 308 | 416 | 558 | 504 | 544 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.24m | 12:59PM1.31m | 1:22AM1.22m | 1:47PM1.31m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:34PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.32m | 7:18PM0.33m | 7:30AM0.32m | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.31m | 8:52PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3748 | 2530 | 1624 | 988 | 709 | 520 | 392 | 505 | 396 | 271 | 216 | 141 | 55 | 59 | 439 | 339 | 217 | 137 | 157 | 203 | 256 | 296 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 15 | 15 | 102 | 100 | 91 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 217 | 422 | — | — | 11 | 308 | 416 | 558 | 504 | 544 | 628 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 80 | 251 | 256 | 256 | 123 | 61 |
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