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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 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackies today?
The current surf forecast for Blackies at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
242 | 242 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 103 | 162 | 155 | 208 | 295 | 295 | 362 | 246 | 237 | 234 | 318 | 318 | 309 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.50m | 7:29AM1.18m | 7:30PM1.66m | 8:23AM1.19m | 8:01PM1.81m | 9:17AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.21m | 1:33AM0.16m | 1:08PM0.27m | 2:16AM-0.08m | 1:43PM0.34m | 3:00AM-0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 242 | 242 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 208 | 295 | 295 | 362 | 246 | 237 | 234 | 318 | 318 | 309 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 103 | 162 | 102 | 68 | 21 | 31 | 86 | 89 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 71 | 64 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 123 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 522 | 124 | 89 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 111 | 26 | 44 | 48 | 16 |
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