Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 68 | 85 | 96 | 90 | 423 | 486 | 561 | 1323 | 1197 | 1295 | 1606 | 2472 | 3856 | 3001 | 4806 | 2361 | 2732 | 2700 | 2668 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.32m | 7:01PM1.42m | 7:24AM1.36m | 7:47PM1.42m | 8:11AM1.39m | 8:34PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.21m | 12:49PM0.19m | 1:21AM0.19m | 1:37PM0.18m | 2:06AM0.17m | 2:26PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 38 | 41 | 22 | 68 | 85 | 96 | 90 | 423 | 486 | 418 | 1323 | 1197 | 1295 | 1606 | 12 | 2511 | 12 | 2472 | 19 | 18 | 2700 | 2668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 123 | 561 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 5 | — | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 108 | 98 | 69 | 63 | 78 | 42 | 25 | — | 21 | 2472 | 3856 | 3001 | 4806 | 2361 | 2732 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 118 | 91 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 272 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 146 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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