Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 03 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackies today?

The current surf forecast for Blackies at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)21s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)21202071919181818181716161616161616151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)766811927263258318402314307297432526526520507483306435348343343339339
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
N
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
0
SSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
1.60
11:34AM
1.07
10:56PM
1.56
12:20PM
0.94
11:22PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.35
5:23AM
-0.03
4:40PM
0.48
6:04AM
0.03
4:56PM
0.59
6:52AM
0.10
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------6:35-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-7:13-------7:14-------7:14------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232524232220212426262221191920222222201918181819
Feels °C (?)212220171917172120201819171819191919181817171817
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