Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 105 | 23 | 14 | 73 | 138 | 161 | 203 | 225 | 193 | 129 | 313 | 229 | 167 | 123 | 118 | 96 | 211 | 142 | 130 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:31AM1.56m | 7:56PM1.49m | 8:23AM1.61m | 8:50PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.11m | 1:17AM0.09m | 1:50PM0.07m | 2:10AM0.06m | 2:45PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 138 | 161 | 203 | 225 | 193 | 118 | 313 | 229 | 167 | 123 | 118 | 28 | 211 | 142 | 130 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | NNE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 129 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 96 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 105 | 45 | 75 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 148 | 148 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 118 | 180 | 67 |
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