Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Black Sands Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Black Sands Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Black Sands Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | SE 13 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 80 | 83 | 72 | 68 | 83 | 80 | 198 | 266 | 266 | 240 | 219 | 192 | 179 | 70 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 53 | 57 | 33 | 161 | 55 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.15m | 5:46PM1.01m | 4:42AM1.18m | 6:19PM1.04m | 5:20AM1.19m | 6:51PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.13m | 10:58PM0.59m | 11:40AM0.11m | 11:36PM0.58m | 12:13PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 33 | 23 | 80 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 34 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 12 | W 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 51 | 42 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 13 | W 10 | S 11 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 83 | 72 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 198 | 266 | 266 | 240 | 219 | 192 | 179 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 53 | 57 | 70 | 161 | 55 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1736 | 1829 | 1012 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 530 | 555 | 530 | 521 |
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