Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 806 | 673 | 529 | 504 | 411 | 459 | 451 | 434 | 418 | 354 | 347 | 340 | 290 | 296 | 361 | 375 | 367 | 613 | 613 | 660 | 649 | 649 | 556 | 547 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.28m | 6:35PM1.40m | 6:55AM1.27m | 7:19PM1.40m | 7:39AM1.26m | 8:02PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.27m | 00:57AM0.28m | 1:05PM0.26m | 1:42AM0.27m | 1:49PM0.25m | 2:26AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 806 | 673 | 529 | 504 | 333 | 459 | 451 | 434 | 418 | 354 | 347 | 340 | 290 | 296 | 361 | 375 | 367 | 613 | 613 | 660 | 649 | 649 | 556 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 312 | 312 | 305 | 318 | 411 | 355 | 341 | 269 | 201 | 192 | 184 | 129 | 90 | 62 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 114 | 116 | 112 | 90 | 67 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Blackhead surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest