Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1494 | 1236 | 1122 | 1013 | 792 | 607 | 426 | 338 | 224 | 168 | 88 | 68 | 40 | 47 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 65 | 41 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 49 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:08AM1.62m | 11:38PM1.46m | 12:05PM1.59m | 00:35AM1.43m | 1:03PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.04m | 5:33PM0.04m | 5:50AM0.06m | 6:30PM0.06m | 6:47AM0.09m | 7:26PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1494 | 1236 | 1122 | 1013 | 792 | 607 | 426 | 338 | 224 | 168 | 88 | 68 | 40 | 47 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 65 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 48 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | 43 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 163 | 101 | 21 | 0 |
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