Black Rock surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 BST
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Black Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Black Rock sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Black Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Black Rock at 9AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

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

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Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
W
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)18181817161616151514148131312111111121212788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15362821563729184921434417801551127510476369738761007469423416417404550541417524844
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
SW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
8.62
9:16PM
8.77
9:32AM
8.40
9:48PM
8.42
10:03AM
8.05
10:19PM
7.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.48
3:01PM
0.58
3:20AM
0.67
3:31PM
0.81
3:49AM
1.00
4:02PM
1.18
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:13-------8:10--
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
21-----11-22---114432123
Temp. °C171718181817161515161617181716151515161617161616
Feels °C (?)151414131313121111131114141312111111121112111011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - South East

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent clean conditions at Rest Bay have likely become affected by the arrival of onshore winds (light winds from the SW at Llantrithyd Park 25 km from Rest Bay). 1.4m 17s long period groundswell from the W with a 0.7m 9s swell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

    Rest Bay
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21 km away, 51 min ago

17 km/h
SW
0.0
19.4
Air / Water (°C)
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