Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1575 | 1665 | 1415 | 1218 | 1118 | 1083 | 942 | 805 | 675 | 339 | 505 | 402 | 333 | 320 | 251 | 203 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.50m | 7:28AM1.47m | 7:51PM1.47m | 8:17AM1.46m | 8:40PM1.42m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.09m | 1:44PM0.11m | 2:09AM0.11m | 2:34PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1575 | 1665 | 1415 | 1218 | 1118 | 1083 | 942 | 805 | 675 | 339 | 505 | 402 | 333 | 320 | 251 | 203 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 148 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
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