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Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)111818161615151514131313131313121212151413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39575790891161101099690898787835147444569146121117108103
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		glassglassononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.82
10:07PM
1.13
8:52AM
1.81
10:33PM
1.17
9:25AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.68
3:37PM
-0.26
2:42AM
0.64
4:05PM
-0.24
3:20AM
0.61
4:32PM
-0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----5:08-------5:09-------5:09--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212323212020181819201918191819191921201918
Feels °C (?)191818182018171718171616181716181716171719171716
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