Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.71° S 168.22° E

Black Sands Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Black Sands Beach sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.2° 

Black Sands Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Black Sands Beach today (10 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Black Sands Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)--
Afternoon (10 Nov)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

Table - waves today at Black Sands Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
4
6
5
14
14
13
13
29
29
28
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:26PM1.21m
6:59AM1.03m
5:58PM1.17m
7:43AM1.00m
6:32PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.11m
12:15PM0.58m
1:00AM0.13m
12:53PM0.62m
1:40AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
23
24
25
26
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
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