Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3804 | 3221 | 3812 | 2102 | 2612 | 1596 | 1466 | 1066 | 698 | 628 | 461 | 386 | 745 | 919 | 1211 | 1373 | 1914 | 1433 | 1218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:59AM1.40m | 11:22PM1.40m | 11:52AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.18m | 5:15PM0.19m | 5:39AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | ESE 18 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 30 | 2820 | 1298 | 999 | 1596 | 1466 | 669 | 698 | 628 | 461 | 386 | 745 | 533 | 1211 | 1373 | 1914 | 1433 | 1218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 17 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 16 | NE 18 | SE 11 | E 18 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 17 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 861 | 699 | 39 | 12 | 593 | 6 | 458 | 309 | 341 | 167 | 919 | 480 | 331 | 268 | 217 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 18 | NE 11 | E 18 | NE 18 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 116 | 291 | 379 | 304 | 245 | 284 | 319 | 226 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3804 | 3221 | 3812 | 2102 | 2612 | — | 1379 | 1066 | 541 | — | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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