Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 729 | 513 | 362 | 1368 | 2637 | 3085 | 2728 | 1857 | 1386 | 1063 | 733 | 608 | 476 | 365 | 294 | 232 | 132 | 58 | 131 | 169 | 165 | 156 | 141 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.70m | 8:38AM1.52m | 9:06PM1.66m | 9:35AM1.49m | 10:02PM1.61m | 10:32AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM-0.02m | 2:51PM-0.01m | 3:32AM-0.01m | 3:48PM0.03m | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:44PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 5 |
| kJ | 390 | 224 | 273 | 1368 | 2637 | 3085 | 2728 | 1857 | 1386 | 1063 | 733 | 608 | 476 | 365 | 294 | 232 | 132 | 48 | 60 | 169 | 165 | 156 | 141 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | S 15 | E 20 | NE 19 | ENE 19 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 283 | 5 | 362 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 131 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 15 | E 18 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 35 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NNE 13 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 729 | 513 | 78 | 80 | — | — | — | 58 | 253 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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