Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2612 | 1596 | 1466 | 1066 | 850 | 628 | 434 | 386 | 745 | 919 | 1366 | 1672 | 2066 | 1733 | 1484 | 1305 | 977 | 1039 | 911 | 678 | 632 | 543 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.40m | 11:22PM1.40m | 11:52AM1.44m | 00:17AM1.41m | 12:48PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.18m | 5:15PM0.19m | 5:39AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.18m | 6:32AM0.14m | 7:06PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 999 | 1596 | 1466 | 748 | 698 | 628 | 434 | 386 | 745 | 533 | 1366 | 1672 | 2066 | 1733 | 1484 | 1305 | 977 | 1039 | 911 | 678 | 632 | 543 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 16 | NE 18 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 699 | 39 | 12 | 593 | 541 | 449 | 307 | 341 | 167 | 919 | 377 | 266 | 309 | 220 | 121 | 75 | 259 | 25 | 4 | 165 | 71 | 42 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 18 | NE 11 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 41 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 268 | 386 | 304 | 245 | 173 | 314 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2612 | — | 1379 | 1066 | 850 | — | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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