Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 469 | 447 | 581 | 480 | 374 | 224 | 231 | 141 | 121 | 173 | 207 | 125 | 138 | 135 | 137 | 81 | 119 | 160 | 195 | 179 | 155 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:30PM1.36m | 4:58AM1.34m | 5:20PM1.39m | 5:48AM1.42m | 6:11PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.21m | 11:09AM0.21m | 11:35PM0.16m | 12:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 347 | 469 | 447 | 581 | 480 | 374 | 224 | 231 | 141 | 121 | 173 | 207 | 49 | 58 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 160 | 195 | 179 | 155 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | E 14 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 130 | 123 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 125 | 138 | 135 | 137 | 81 | 119 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NE 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
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