Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 584 | 480 | 396 | 316 | 305 | 244 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 71 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.28m | 12:51PM1.33m | 1:13AM1.26m | 1:38PM1.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.29m | 6:36AM0.29m | 7:07PM0.32m | 7:22AM0.31m | 7:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 736 | 584 | 480 | 396 | 316 | 305 | 244 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 71 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 56 | 57 | 50 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | SW 14 | — | S 19 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 58 | 57 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 67 | 67 | 118 |
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