Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 131 | 304 | 290 | 255 | 278 | 220 | 179 | 119 | 250 | 296 | 246 | 837 | 739 | 588 | 443 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.34m | 10:38AM1.38m | 11:02PM1.30m | 11:25AM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.24m | 4:58PM0.26m | 5:13AM0.28m | 5:45PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 131 | 304 | 290 | 255 | 278 | 220 | 179 | 119 | 145 | 205 | 202 | 837 | 739 | 588 | 443 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 54 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 109 | 250 | 296 | 246 | 195 | 179 | 157 | 123 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 19 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 9 | 84 | 24 | 28 | 178 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 67 | 83 |
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