
Surf Forecasts:
Black Rocks Jetty surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period, SW swell with 2,700 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Black Rocks Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for Black Rocks Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Black Rocks Jetty in the next 16 days are 2.4m 15s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Rocks Jetty over the next 16 days.
Yo, surfer dudes, Rusty here with the long-range look for Black Rocks Jetty. This is a solid run of swell, but you gotta pick your windows. The water is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you might not need the thickest wetsuit.
Things kick off Friday morning the 10th with clean, glassy conditions. We’re looking at a 3ft SW groundswell with a long 15 second period, generating a moderate wave energy of 388. It’s a small start, but the glassy NNE breeze will make it rideable. The afternoon builds a little to 4ft, still glassy from the east, and the energy bumps up to 549. It’s a gentle intro.
Saturday the 11th is where it gets interesting. The morning brings a solid 5ft SW swell, still on that 15 second pulse, and the energy jumps significantly to 1117. With a glassy NNW breeze, this is going to be excellent for experienced surfers. The afternoon sees it push to 6ft and the energy to 1361, but a SSE wind swings in and makes it cross-on, so the morning session is the clear winner.
Sunday the 12th is a bit of a write-off for paddle surfing. The swell is pumping at 8ft with massive energy of 2699, but the wind is a cross-shore mess from the SSE, building to a moderate breeze. This setup is way more interesting for kite surfing than a traditional paddle session.
Monday the 13th is redemption. The swell drops to a still-strong 7ft, but the wind goes dead calm, making it glassy in the morning and then glassy from the SE in the afternoon. The energy is around 1600, so this is excellent surf for experienced folks, just with a chance of rain showers.
Tuesday the 14th stays good. The swell is 5ft in the morning and 5ft in the afternoon, both from the SSW with glassy conditions. The energy dips to 929 and then 745, but it’s still very good, clean surf.
Wednesday the 15th sees the swell back off to 4ft with a 12 second period and 439 energy. Dead calm in the morning means clean little waves, but the afternoon goes to a 4ft southerly with an onshore wind, making it ordinary.
From Thursday the 16th through Sunday the 19th, we hit a flat spell. The swell drops under 3ft, and the energy falls below 300. There are some glassy moments, but the waves are too small to get excited about. Sunday the 19th afternoon shows a glimmer of hope with a 4ft SW swell and 497 energy, but it’s a wait-and-see.
Now, the real standout of the entire forecast is the final week. Monday the 20th kicks off a run of pumping swell. That morning we have 4ft SW with 705 energy and glassy WNW wind. Tuesday the 21st is the absolute highlight: the morning is 5ft SW from a very long 18 second period, with 1994 energy and dead calm. That’s an incredible groundswell, and with the reef at Black Rocks Jetty, it’s going to be a thing of beauty. The afternoon pushes even bigger to 7ft and 2425 energy, still glassy. This is expert territory.
Wednesday the 22nd is still big at 7ft, but a cross-on wind makes it less clean. The afternoon recovers to 6ft and glassy, so pick that window. Thursday the 23rd is magic again: the morning has 4ft with a 16 second period and 1114 energy, glassy. The afternoon is the real kicker: 5ft from the SSW with a mind-bending 23 second period, generating 3513 energy and clean offshore NE wind. That’s a very long period groundswell – perfect for this reef.
Friday the 24th is the biggest day of the forecast. The morning is a solid 10ft SSW swell with a 17 second period and a massive 5270 energy, and it’s glassy. This is only for the experts, and it’s going to be exceptional. The afternoon is still huge at 8ft with 4128 energy, still glassy. Then Saturday the 25th fades fast, with a bumpy 6ft and cross-on wind, so the party is over.
So, the call is simple: the first week has a few good windows, but the second week from Monday the 21st through Friday the 24th is the true standout. That Tuesday the 21st morning and Thursday the 23rd afternoon are the absolute best on offer, with clean, long-period groundswell and perfect winds. Don’t sleep on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
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340 | 521 | 683 | 1103 | 1358 | 1116 | 2699 | 2423 | 1862 | 1581 | 1598 | 1144 | 929 | 745 | 543 | 439 | 353 | 240 | 174 | 82 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08AM0.41m | 9:52PM0.49m | 11:21AM0.45m | 10:53PM0.52m | 12:15PM0.49m | 11:45PM0.55m | 1:03PM0.52m | 00:32AM0.58m | 1:47PM0.54m | 1:16AM0.59m | 2:28PM0.54m | 1:57AM0.59m | 3:07PM0.53m | 2:35AM0.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.24m | 4:44AM0.10m | 4:53PM0.22m | 5:38AM0.03m | 5:49PM0.19m | 6:25AM-0.01m | 6:36PM0.18m | 7:10AM-0.04m | 7:20PM0.17m | 7:53AM-0.04m | 8:01PM0.18m | 8:33AM-0.01m | 8:40PM0.19m | ||||||||
6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
— | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
340 | 521 | 683 | 1103 | 1358 | 1116 | 2699 | 2423 | 1862 | 1581 | 1598 | 1144 | 929 | 745 | 543 | 439 | 353 | 240 | 174 | 82 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 7 | SW 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
48 | 34 | 168 | 52 | 65 | 828 | 52 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 52 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 9 | — | — | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | S 14 |
19 | 28 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 69 | — | 22 | 33 | 10 | — | — | 18 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 77 | — | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 37 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Information about the Black Rocks Jetty Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Black Rocks Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Black Rocks Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Black Rocks Jetty surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Black Rocks Jetty) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Black Rocks Jetty may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Black Rocks Jetty is 6 km (4 miles) from Saint-Paul. If you plan a holiday in Réunion Island, look for hotels and other accommodation in Saint-Paul. Saint-Paul has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.










