Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4795 | 4215 | 5058 | 7078 | 4310 | 4582 | 4158 | 3471 | 2775 | 2288 | 1682 | 4182 | 3269 | 2650 | 2157 | 1656 | 1264 | 971 | 736 | 513 | 347 | 284 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.39m | 8:34PM1.43m | 8:59AM1.43m | 9:22PM1.43m | 9:48AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.17m | 2:26PM0.16m | 2:52AM0.15m | 3:16PM0.16m | 3:39AM0.15m | 4:07PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2954 | 2431 | 2233 | 3144 | 4310 | 4582 | 4158 | 3471 | 2775 | 2288 | 1357 | 4182 | 3269 | 2650 | 2157 | 1656 | 1264 | 971 | 736 | 513 | 347 | 284 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | ENE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 620 | 1682 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ENE 9 | SE 10 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 4795 | 4215 | 5058 | 7078 | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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