Black Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.47° N 3.67° W

Black Rock WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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.


Black Rock surf forecast from 16 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 16 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, WSW swell with 2,632 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 16 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Black Rock this week:

The surf forecast for Black Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 16) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Black Rock in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Fri 16th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Best Surf10PM (Fri 16th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Most Powerful 7AM (Fri 23rd Oct)11ft (3.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Rock over the next 16 days.


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