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Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackies today?
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | |
103 | 162 | 155 | 208 | 295 | 295 | 362 | 246 | 237 | 234 | 318 | 318 | 309 | 293 | 277 | 273 | 141 | 158 | 139 | 135 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.66m | 8:23AM1.19m | 8:01PM1.81m | 9:17AM1.19m | 8:37PM1.93m | 10:11AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM-0.08m | 1:43PM0.34m | 3:00AM-0.28m | 2:20PM0.41m | 3:46AM-0.43m | 2:59PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 |
102 | 102 | 155 | 208 | 295 | 295 | 362 | 246 | 237 | 234 | 318 | 318 | 309 | 293 | 277 | 273 | 141 | 158 | 90 | 86 | 153 | 165 | 162 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
103 | 162 | 102 | 68 | 15 | 26 | 98 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 69 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 68 | 139 | 135 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
9 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 113 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 76 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 48 | 48 | 123 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 171 | 48 |
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