Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackies today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Blackies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 255 | 311 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 370 | 362 | 358 | 350 | 346 | 410 | 470 | 465 | 459 | 390 | 386 | 310 | 302 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.15m | 5:49PM1.43m | 8:08AM1.22m | 6:40PM1.52m | 8:20AM1.29m | 7:21PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.22m | 12:10PM0.97m | 1:17AM0.14m | 12:55PM0.84m | 1:46AM0.09m | 1:30PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 252 | 255 | 311 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 370 | 362 | 358 | 350 | 346 | 410 | 470 | 465 | 459 | 390 | 386 | 310 | 302 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 76 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 123 | 110 | 89 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 89 | 15 | 0 |
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