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Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 8km away, View from Huntington Beach Pier
How big are the waves at Blackies today?
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 5PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 86 | 84 | 110 | 106 | 112 | 144 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 86 | 221 | 155 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:25AM 1.69 | 8:13PM 1.03 | 6:54AM 1.73 | 8:53PM 1.04 | 7:23AM 1.77 | 9:29PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM -0.02 | 12:32AM 0.71 | 2:19PM -0.10 | 1:03AM 0.74 | 2:52PM -0.15 | 1:35AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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