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Blackies Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackies today?
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
195 | 185 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 161 | 153 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 134 | 130 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 100 | 85 | 84 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.08m | 3:44AM1.37m | 6:23PM1.20m | 5:13AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.87m | 10:11AM-0.12m | 10:01PM0.84m | 11:18AM-0.10m | 11:38PM0.68m | 12:11PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 195 | 185 | 131 | 121 | 100 | 79 | 62 | 161 | 42 | 155 | 209 | 43 | 60 | 64 | 48 | 134 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 61 | 84 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 28 | 153 | 32 | 23 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 89 | 85 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 50 | 74 | 104 | 85 | 100 | — | 47 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 522 | 89 | 74 | 111 | 84 | 89 | 173 | 522 | 522 |
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