Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 769 | 722 | 599 | 475 | 341 | 212 | 167 | 79 | 79 | 93 | 92 | 106 | 79 | 110 | 110 | 129 | 275 | 394 | 366 | 488 | 392 | 344 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.21m | 2:53PM1.31m | 3:19AM1.23m | 3:41PM1.33m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:30PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.29m | 9:26AM0.29m | 9:59PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 231 | 769 | 722 | 599 | 475 | 341 | 212 | 167 | 79 | 79 | 92 | 92 | 106 | 79 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 275 | 394 | 366 | 488 | 392 | 344 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 3 | NE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 27 | 93 | 90 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 17 | 129 | 110 | 101 | 101 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | NE 11 | SW 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 19 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNE 2 | NE 10 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 171 | 171 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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