Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 25 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
18.3° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.3
W
5
1
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
90
89
89
87
83
75
47
46
90
53
45
45
45
45
45
49
54
35
31
56
55
40
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:13AM1.33m
6:57PM1.33m
6:23AM1.32m
7:27PM1.44m
7:20AM1.30m
7:54PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.68m
12:11PM-0.07m
00:42AM0.48m
12:54PM-0.01m
1:32AM0.29m
1:30PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:30
7:30
7:30
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
11
9
8
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
90
47
47
89
87
83
75
47
46
46
46
45
45
45
45
45
49
54
31
21
21
22
22
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
44
90
89
43
40
38
38
16
16
37
37
37
38
34
21
34
34
34
22
31
37
55
40
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
10
15
44
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
31
19
12
20
20
13
14
14
35
16
56
41
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
44
74
60
33
31
28
25
16
36
90
53
32
22
26
28
31
24
23
24
24
17
16
15
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
89
29
48
48
48
123
522
522
123
74
179
74
74
214
494
1426
222
74
5
5
29
124
123
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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