Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | 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 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2043 | 2275 | 2543 | 2297 | 1934 | 1494 | 1236 | 1122 | 911 | 800 | 607 | 426 | 338 | 224 | 172 | 88 | 67 | 40 | 47 | 36 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.64m | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:08AM1.62m | 11:38PM1.46m | 12:05PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.03m | 4:54AM0.04m | 5:33PM0.04m | 5:50AM0.06m | 6:30PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | S 12 | S 12 | 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 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 2297 | 1934 | 1494 | 1236 | 1122 | 911 | 800 | 607 | 426 | 338 | 224 | 172 | 88 | 67 | 40 | 47 | 18 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 14 | — | — | S 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 26 |
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 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 48 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2043 | 2275 | 2543 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 15 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 36 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 477 | 334 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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