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Black Rocks in Antrim is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northwest. There is no beach break and there is also a left hand reef break.. Best around high tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Black Rocks Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Ireland - Antrim surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Black Rocks

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Black Rocks:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Portrush-West Strand	0 mi
Second closest break	Portrush-East Strand	1 mi
Third closest break	Portstewart Strand	4 mi
Fourth closest break	White Rocks	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Castlerock	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Black Rocks:
Closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	130 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	133 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	160 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	219 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	232 mi
Tide stations nearest to Black Rocks:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	35 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco	35 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	54 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Black Rocks:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	122 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	131 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	151 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	167 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	174 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Black Rocks:
Closest city location	Portrush (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Portstewart (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Coleraine (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Castlerock (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bushmills (United Kingdom)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Black Rocks is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Black Rocks is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 60 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• City (Belfast) Airport (BHD) in North Ireland is 82 km (51 miles) away.
• St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England is the fifth nearest airport to Black Rocks and is 109 km (68 miles) away.