Black Rock surf break

Black Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 Aug 2025 AEST
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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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Black Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Black Rock at 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
2.2
ESE
1.5
E
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
E
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111188881010101010108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1064113473762962964064011868411647972111411251020128011841149939955954692763782819
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.00
7:20PM
1.67
7:33AM
1.07
7:58PM
1.75
8:12AM
1.16
8:35PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.46
12:27PM
0.34
1:59AM
0.37
1:11PM
0.28
2:32AM
0.31
1:53PM
0.23
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset-----5:17-------5:19-------5:19--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515181918181717171718181816151616161818181717
Feels °C (?)151314151616171515131314141514131415141414151414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Black Rock (light winds from the SW at Tyagarah 8 km from Black Rock). A 1.8m groundswell from the ESE

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1 h 11 min ago

19 km/h
SW
Cross-Off
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