Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 480 | 376 | 358 | 314 | 308 | 247 | 205 | 205 | 158 | 158 | 114 | 83 | 80 | 256 | 1496 | 2285 | 2367 | 2621 | 3579 | 3583 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.39m | 6:24AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.40m | 7:08AM1.27m | 7:32PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.25m | 00:25AM0.27m | 12:34PM0.24m | 1:10AM0.25m | 1:19PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 497 | 480 | 376 | 358 | 314 | 308 | 247 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 114 | 83 | 57 | 72 | 145 | 157 | 155 | 137 | 171 | 3583 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 125 | 120 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 44 | 33 | 205 | 205 | 158 | 158 | 34 | 15 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | SE 17 | E 13 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 82 | 60 | 24 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 80 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 50 | 71 | 256 | 1496 | 2285 | 2367 | 2621 | 3579 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 140 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 67 | 86 | 83 | 110 | 80 | 254 | 80 | 123 | 256 | 75 | 0 |
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