Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackhead today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2399 | 1468 | 3216 | 2762 | 2335 | 1993 | 1394 | 1130 | 924 | 969 | 969 | 862 | 524 | 394 | 270 | 424 | 424 | 461 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.40m | 7:53AM1.28m | 8:15PM1.40m | 8:37AM1.30m | 8:58PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.23m | 2:03PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 1468 | 3216 | 2762 | 2335 | 1993 | 1394 | 1130 | 924 | 969 | 969 | 862 | 524 | 394 | 270 | 424 | 424 | 461 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 171 | 132 | 162 | 116 | 114 | 218 | 402 | 427 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 227 | 214 | 100 | 218 | 176 | 125 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 14 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 114 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 157 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2399 | 1209 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
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