Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 111 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 71 | 29 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 41 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.44m | 7:13AM1.45m | 7:35PM1.42m | 8:00AM1.45m | 8:23PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.14m | 1:03AM0.13m | 1:29PM0.15m | 1:50AM0.15m | 2:18PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 69 | 111 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 71 | 23 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 333 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 104 | 0 | 169 |
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