Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 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
18.6° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
251
251
326
248
161
153
155
209
209
155
153
148
134
130
109
126
130
89
89
87
83
75
47
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM1.47m
5:39PM1.08m
3:44AM1.37m
6:23PM1.20m
5:13AM1.33m
6:57PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:11AM-0.12m
10:01PM0.84m
11:18AM-0.10m
11:38PM0.68m
12:11PM-0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:28
7:29
7:30
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
S
13
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
131
116
97
61
61
45
43
155
209
43
61
64
49
45
130
74
104
88
63
89
87
83
75
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.2
W
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
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
Energy kJ
254
251
251
326
248
161
153
32
23
209
155
153
148
134
20
90
90
90
89
43
39
38
38
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
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
Energy kJ
41
41
24
16
12
28
28
28
15
15
14
14
21
21
21
20
20
15
44
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
41
109
126
130
47
44
32
29
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
12
48
123
123
74
15
32
17
48
48
48
165
89
29
84
84
48
123
494
494
222
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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