Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 74 | 74 | 101 | 143 | 269 | 102 | 105 | 134 | 145 | 145 | 123 | 126 | 136 | 140 | 117 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.43m | 4:22AM1.39m | 4:43PM1.40m | 5:12AM1.40m | 5:33PM1.37m | 6:00AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.17m | 10:09PM0.14m | 10:33AM0.19m | 10:59PM0.16m | 11:26AM0.20m | 11:47PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 74 | 74 | 28 | 16 | 163 | 102 | 105 | 134 | 145 | 145 | 123 | 126 | 136 | 140 | 117 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | E 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 143 | 269 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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