Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 299 | 378 | 415 | 268 | 319 | 623 | 713 | 692 | 828 | 841 | 841 | 1922 | 953 | 998 | 1246 | 1266 | 1803 | 1753 | 1575 | 1487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.33m | 3:22AM1.25m | 3:48PM1.35m | 4:08AM1.25m | 4:34PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.30m | 9:18PM0.33m | 9:30AM0.30m | 10:05PM0.32m | 10:16AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 336 | 250 | 378 | 415 | 227 | 191 | 191 | 713 | 692 | 828 | 841 | 841 | 1922 | 953 | 835 | 1246 | 1266 | 1803 | 1753 | 1575 | 1487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 268 | 178 | 85 | 85 | 268 | 319 | 623 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 109 | 106 | 109 | 311 | 998 | 508 | 213 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SE 10 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 180 | 236 | 29 | — | 12 | 11 | — | 50 | — | 61 | 56 | 53 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 513 | 299 | 302 | 259 | — | 110 | 125 | 212 | 267 | 381 | 407 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
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