Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 240 | 155 | 159 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 125 | 53 | 393 | 860 | 1087 | 1097 | 1125 | 1164 | 1242 | 1077 | 945 | 827 | 698 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.52m | 00:59AM1.41m | 1:30PM1.53m | 1:58AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.13m | 6:53PM0.14m | 7:12AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | 8:09AM0.10m | 8:49PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 240 | 155 | 159 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 63 | 1077 | 945 | 827 | 698 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NE 5 | WSW 5 | NE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | NE 16 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 55 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 63 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 125 | 53 | 393 | 860 | 1087 | 1097 | 1125 | 1164 | 1242 | 62 | 55 | 54 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 148 | 148 | 123 | 123 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 184 | 262 | 75 | 0 |
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