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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 Friday 15 May 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackies today?
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | |
318 | 318 | 309 | 293 | 277 | 273 | 141 | 158 | 139 | 135 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 172 | 249 | 325 | 408 | 362 | 299 | 234 | 159 | 125 | 125 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.19m | 8:37PM1.93m | 10:11AM1.16m | 9:16PM2.00m | 11:07AM1.12m | 10:00PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM-0.28m | 2:20PM0.41m | 3:46AM-0.43m | 2:59PM0.49m | 4:35AM-0.50m | 3:40PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
 kJ | 318 | 318 | 309 | 293 | 277 | 273 | 141 | 158 | 139 | 99 | 121 | 172 | 214 | 172 | 249 | 325 | 408 | 362 | 299 | 234 | 159 | 125 | 125 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 135 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 110 | 104 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 56 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 89 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 173 | 123 | 48 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 155 | 48 | 16 |
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