Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackies today?

The current surf forecast for Blackies at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131313121312121212121219191918181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9899996192855050507777118184117105154225304304216195190254251
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.98
11:48PM
1.74
2:40PM
0.92
12:48AM
1.61
4:27PM
0.97
2:08AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
-0.31
5:19PM
0.65
7:34AM
-0.23
6:12PM
0.77
8:51AM
-0.16
7:48PM
0.87
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:15-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:25-------7:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C151718181716161616171817171616151516161617161615
Feels °C (?)151616151514151615141414141313121213121214151413
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