Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1857 | 1803 | 1780 | 1575 | 1487 | 1306 | 1306 | 1120 | 1086 | 909 | 866 | 901 | 706 | 694 | 694 | 579 | 497 | 480 | 438 | 370 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.36m | 4:54AM1.26m | 5:20PM1.38m | 5:39AM1.26m | 6:04PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.29m | 10:52PM0.31m | 11:02AM0.27m | 11:39PM0.29m | 11:48AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1857 | 1803 | 1780 | 1575 | 1487 | 1306 | 1306 | 1120 | 1086 | 909 | 866 | 901 | 706 | 694 | 694 | 579 | 497 | 480 | 438 | 370 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 41 | 176 | 232 | 224 | 184 | 125 | 120 | 82 | 73 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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