Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2664 | 2600 | 2632 | 2259 | 1952 | 1509 | 1280 | 1092 | 1028 | 843 | 806 | 673 | 529 | 504 | 417 | 459 | 451 | 434 | 361 | 354 | 296 | 290 | 290 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.27m | 5:51PM1.39m | 6:11AM1.28m | 6:35PM1.40m | 6:55AM1.27m | 7:19PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.28m | 00:11AM0.29m | 12:20PM0.27m | 00:57AM0.28m | 1:05PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2664 | 2600 | 2632 | 2259 | 1952 | 1509 | 1280 | 1092 | 1028 | 843 | 806 | 673 | 529 | 318 | 386 | 459 | 451 | 434 | 361 | 354 | 296 | 290 | 290 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 356 | 397 | 397 | 459 | 397 | 388 | 405 | 356 | 363 | 363 | 312 | 312 | 305 | 504 | 417 | 355 | 346 | 269 | 201 | 192 | 184 | 131 | 90 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 143 | 112 | 90 | 88 | 60 | 40 | 42 | 25 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 57 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 61 | 80 | 93 | 93 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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