Black Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.47° N 3.67° W

Black Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Black Rock sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.4° 

Black Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Black Rock today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Black Rock at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Black Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
865
786
543
554
513
393
373
308
250
203
186
145
106
98
69
68
68
39
38
37
35
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:09AM7.48m
10:29PM7.02m
10:48AM6.89m
11:13PM6.43m
11:38AM6.34m
Low Tide
3:46AM1.72m
4:08PM1.92m
4:23AM2.27m
4:51PM2.50m
5:10AM2.82m
5:51PM3.03m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:17
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 mm
3
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Temp °C
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
9
8
8
8
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
10
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
9
8
6
7
5
4
4
4
6
7
7
5
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