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Black Rocks surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Black Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Black Rocks sea temperature is
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Black Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Black Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | |
64 | 135 | 167 | 160 | 107 | 99 | 66 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 42 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.82m | 10:18PM1.98m | 11:09AM1.64m | 11:35PM1.87m | 12:31PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.50m | 3:40PM0.52m | 5:11AM0.63m | 4:31PM0.66m | 7:12AM0.69m | 5:28PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 64 | 135 | 167 | 160 | 107 | 99 | 66 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 358 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 62 | 86 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
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