Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4664 | 3480 | 2927 | 2754 | 2612 | 2425 | 2091 | 972 | 1109 | 1061 | 1013 | 885 | 683 | 1164 | 3091 | 1979 | 1556 | 1121 | 1256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.31m | 11:02AM1.39m | 11:26PM1.27m | 11:48AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.27m | 5:25PM0.27m | 5:37AM0.30m | 6:10PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 45 | 121 | 265 | 972 | 777 | 471 | 287 | 183 | 202 | 766 | 621 | 1979 | 1556 | 1121 | 1256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 299 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 110 | 218 | 422 | 684 | 25 | 12 | 98 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 100 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4664 | 3480 | 2927 | 2754 | 2612 | 2425 | 2091 | 961 | 1109 | 1061 | 1013 | 885 | 683 | 1164 | 3091 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 262 | 123 | 123 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 256 | 256 | 246 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 188 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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