Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3052 | 3463 | 3475 | 3302 | 2866 | 2753 | 2543 | 2543 | 2218 | 1779 | 1527 | 1283 | 1226 | 928 | 825 | 799 | 683 | 582 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.46m | 8:46AM1.50m | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:37AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.11m | 3:05PM0.10m | 3:26AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3052 | 3463 | 3475 | 3302 | 2866 | 2753 | 2543 | 2543 | 2218 | 1779 | 1527 | 1283 | 1226 | 928 | 825 | 799 | 683 | 582 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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