Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Black Rocks today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 2AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Black Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.96m | 7:06AM1.69m | 7:00PM2.05m | 7:24AM1.76m | 7:24PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.87m | 12:45PM0.71m | 1:28AM0.78m | 1:08PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NW 7 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 10 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 146 | 104 | 104 | 261 | 104 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 116 |
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