Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 269 | 147 | 179 | 331 | 485 | 469 | 447 | 407 | 408 | 378 | 415 | 268 | 319 | 538 | 623 | 681 | 721 | 828 | 865 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.33m | 2:36AM1.26m | 3:02PM1.33m | 3:22AM1.25m | 3:48PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.29m | 8:30PM0.32m | 8:44AM0.30m | 9:18PM0.33m | 9:30AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 269 | 134 | 163 | 157 | 116 | 226 | 275 | 268 | 250 | 378 | 415 | 268 | 256 | 538 | 623 | 681 | 721 | 828 | 865 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 26 | 43 | 179 | 171 | 251 | 114 | 110 | 118 | 178 | 85 | 85 | 180 | 319 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 84 | 31 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 147 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 143 | 331 | 485 | 469 | 447 | 407 | 408 | 350 | 302 | 259 | 169 | 282 | 421 | 558 | 572 | 507 | 497 | 457 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 148 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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