Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 158 | 158 | 114 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 2086 | 3738 | 3422 | 3227 | 4244 | 5376 | 2903 | 2299 | 1858 | 1369 | 1130 | 907 | 899 | 821 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.40m | 7:08AM1.27m | 7:32PM1.40m | 7:53AM1.28m | 8:15PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.24m | 1:10AM0.25m | 1:19PM0.23m | 1:54AM0.23m | 2:03PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 158 | 158 | 114 | 83 | 57 | 72 | 145 | 155 | 155 | 141 | 171 | 3706 | 2903 | 2299 | 1858 | 1369 | 1130 | 907 | 899 | 821 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 11 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 20 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 169 | 160 | 149 | 113 | 163 | 290 | 326 | 40 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 36 | 82 | 60 | 24 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 113 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 58 | 239 | 2086 | 3738 | 3422 | 3227 | 4244 | 5376 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 59 | 67 | 80 | 86 | 95 | 80 | 95 | 123 | 95 | 254 | 254 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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