Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackies today?

The current surf forecast for Blackies at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181716161616161616161616151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1542072072042001331291271271711691691661641181101071041041031021028181
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
0
SW
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonglasscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.83
2:17AM
1.49
6:37PM
0.94
3:59AM
1.44
7:14PM
1.07
5:30AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.80
10:43AM
-0.03
9:31PM
0.89
12:00PM
-0.11
11:37PM
0.79
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:48-------6:47-------6:46-
Sunset-7:06-------7:06-------7:07------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171816161616162021201918171718222221211919191921
Feels °C (?)161816171717162020181918181718212019201919191920
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