Surf Forecasts:
Black Rock surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, SE swell with 586 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE 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 Thursday (Nov 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Black Rock in the next 16 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Rock over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | E 10 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 45 | 77 | 45 | 42 | 141 | 58 | 57 | 116 | 72 | 181 | 187 | 117 | 137 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 586 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.60m | 11:00PM0.97m | 11:37AM1.55m | 11:43PM0.91m | 12:17PM1.50m | 00:32AM0.87m | 1:00PM1.44m | 1:29AM0.85m | 1:47PM1.39m | 2:37AM0.87m | 2:38PM1.34m | 3:49AM0.94m | 3:34PM1.31m | 4:53AM1.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.40m | 4:39AM0.27m | 6:21PM0.43m | 5:14AM0.35m | 7:12PM0.46m | 5:53AM0.43m | 8:09PM0.47m | 6:40AM0.52m | 9:07PM0.47m | 7:40AM0.59m | 10:00PM0.45m | 8:58AM0.63m | 10:45PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 31 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 45 | 77 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 56 | 72 | 98 | 187 | 117 | 137 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 80 | 54 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | 42 | 141 | 58 | 57 | 116 | 71 | 181 | 2 | — | — | 784 | 1215 | 1121 | 887 | 809 | 586 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 20 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 562 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
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