Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 42 | 55 | 115 | 206 | 180 | 121 | 54 | 104 | 240 | 155 | 157 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 109 | 225 | 1060 | 1583 | 1678 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.50m | 00:02AM1.42m | 12:32PM1.52m | 00:59AM1.41m | 1:30PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.14m | 6:15AM0.13m | 6:53PM0.14m | 7:12AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 42 | 55 | 115 | 206 | 180 | 121 | 54 | 36 | 240 | 155 | 157 | 61 | 54 | 10 | 42 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 4 | W 3 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 8 | 46 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 97 | 59 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 10 | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 4 | 97 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 225 | 1060 | 1583 | 1678 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 61 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
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