Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackies today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 705 | 689 | 627 | 604 | 705 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 722 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 604 | 654 | 662 | 662 | 662 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.33m | 7:14AM1.12m | 3:25PM1.27m | 7:04AM1.19m | 4:57PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.28m | 10:11AM1.08m | 11:35PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 713 | 705 | 689 | 627 | 604 | 705 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 722 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 604 | 654 | 662 | 662 | 662 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 61 | 60 | 190 | 190 | 72 | 49 | 58 | 230 | 222 | 217 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 15 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 119 | 57 | 57 | 116 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 123 | 89 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 104 | 36 | 35 |
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