Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 172 | 187 | 180 | 243 | 174 | 177 | 174 | 180 | 312 | 453 | 1020 | 784 | 770 | 589 | 527 | 663 | 699 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:20AM1.34m | 5:43PM1.41m | 6:08AM1.40m | 6:31PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:31AM0.19m | 00:00AM0.17m | 12:22PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 164 | 187 | 180 | 243 | 174 | 177 | 174 | 180 | 282 | 222 | 528 | 784 | 770 | 589 | 527 | 663 | 699 | 650 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 172 | 123 | 114 | 112 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 104 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 28 | 50 | 4 | 118 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 21 | 73 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 312 | 453 | 1020 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 201 | 80 | 148 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
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