Black Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Wales – South East, UK)
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Black Rock Surf Guide
Black Rock in The Vale of Glamorgan is a fairly exposed point break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right Best around mid tide. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.
Black Rock Spot Info
Type: | Rating: |
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 13.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Black Rock:
The best conditions reported for surf at Black Rock occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.
What's the best time of year to surf Black Rock (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Black Rock Location Map
Interactive Black Rock 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 Rock is Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Black Rock is Swansea Airport (SWS), also in Wales, 31 km (19 miles) away.

Saturday, 28 May 2022, 20:19 Local Time
Sat | Sunday 29 | |||
10PM | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | |
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Period (s) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||
Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
Tides at Black Rock
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high tide | ||
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Swell History at Black Rock
Surf stats for Black Rock, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Black Rock
Wind stats for Black Rock, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Black Rock:
- Closest Wave BuoyScarweather WaveNet Site12 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoySEACAMS2 Swansea Bay Waverider12 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyMinehead Waverider19 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyHinkley Point 2 Waverider28 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyHinkley Point Waverider29 mi