Black Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Wales – South East, UK)
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Black Rock Spot ID
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NNE
Sea Temperature Today is: 16.3 °C
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| 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SW |
 SW |
 WSW |
 WSW |
| Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | on | cross- on |
cross- on |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Porthcawl, 2 km from Black Rock.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Black Rock Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Scarweather WaveNet Site, 19 km from Black Rock.
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Current weather near Black Rock
Buoy Data:
At Scarweather WaveNet Site, 12 miles from Black Rock.
| 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.1 |
Overall Black Rock Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
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Use this relief map to navigate to Wales - South East surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Black Rock
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Black Rock:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
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Wave buoys nearest to Black Rock:
- Closest wave buoy12 mi
- Second closest wave buoy12 mi
- Third closest wave buoy19 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy29 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy29 mi
Tide stations nearest to Black Rock:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station3 mi
- Third closest tide station9 mi
- Fourth closest tide station12 mi
- Fifth closest tide station14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Black Rock:
- Closest ski area176 mi
- Second closest ski area214 mi
- Third closest ski area231 mi
- Fourth closest ski area232 mi
- Fifth closest ski area232 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Black Rock:
- Closest city location6 mi
- Second closest city location12 mi
- Third closest city location14 mi
- Fourth closest city location15 mi
- Fifth closest city location16 mi
Airports
- 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.
- Third is Bristol Airport (BRS) in England, 67 km (42 miles) away.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) in England is 75 km (47 miles) away.
- Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Black Rock and is 84 km (52 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Black Rock, Wales - South East. Use the tab navigation above to view Black Rock sea temperature, Black Rock photographs, Black Rock detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Black Rock webcams, current wind from Wales - South East live weather stations and Black Rock tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Black Rock.
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