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Blackies Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Blackies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blackies sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackies today?
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 35 | 31 | 56 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.32m | 7:27PM1.44m | 7:20AM1.30m | 7:54PM1.54m | 8:10AM1.27m | 8:18PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.48m | 12:54PM-0.01m | 1:32AM0.29m | 1:30PM0.07m | 2:14AM0.12m | 2:00PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 |
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | W 14 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 14 | S 18 | SW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 16 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 222 | 1426 | 1389 | 209 | 29 | 74 | 74 | 5 | 197 | 522 | 123 | 179 | 74 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 124 | 522 | 523 | 29 | 61 |
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