Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blowhole today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blowhole at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Blowhole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NNE 12 | SE 4 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.64m | 12:43PM1.61m | 1:07AM1.64m | 1:38PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.26m | 6:30AM0.16m | 6:49PM0.32m | 7:20AM0.21m | 7:47PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NNE 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | E 6 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 19 | E 7 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 16 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 169 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 186 | 189 | 121 | 133 |
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