Black Point Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sonoma County, USA)

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Black Point Beach Surf Guide

Black Point Beach in Sonoma is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of sharks, rips and rocks.

Black Point Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	10.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Black Point Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Black Point Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Black Point Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Black Point Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in January while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

46%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Black Point Beach Location Map

Interactive Black Point Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Black Point Beach is Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU) in USA, 158 km (98 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Black Point Beach is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 171 km (106 miles) away.

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Black Point Beach Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 23:57 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 26
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

What does Black Point Beach look like?

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Tides at Black Point Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Black Point Beach, 0 km from Black Point Beach.

Next High Water: 02:24am | 2.2m

Next Low Water: 09:42am | 0.45m

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Black Point Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.1 °C) at Black Point Beach is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 5.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (5.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.