Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 19 | S 14 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 233 | 163 | 208 | 291 | 349 | 293 | 203 | 135 | 129 | 167 | 522 | 441 | 7 | 866 | 4022 | 12435 | 29943 | 34978 | 30568 | 25489 | 16695 | 17756 | 8096 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.22m | 10:38PM1.34m | 11:03AM1.22m | 11:22PM1.34m | 11:49AM1.25m | 00:09AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.29m | 5:03AM0.27m | 5:11PM0.29m | 5:46AM0.25m | 5:58PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 19 | S 21 | — | — | S 23 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 162 | 163 | 208 | 291 | 349 | 293 | 203 | 135 | 110 | 92 | 522 | 441 | 7 | 328 | 4022 | 4741 | — | — | 3786 | — | — | 11783 | 8096 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 129 | 108 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | ENE 9 | S 21 | S 18 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 14 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 113 | 233 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 318 | 866 | 1449 | 12435 | 29943 | 34978 | 30568 | 25489 | 16695 | 17756 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 93 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 93 | 93 | 83 | 0 |
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