Blackies surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 11 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackies today?

The current surf forecast for Blackies at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151515151514141414141414141316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288362392392387335318246242242246249314246239229156156158158156192141147
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
1.12
6:13AM
1.29
7:43PM
1.23
7:03AM
1.35
7:59PM
1.35
7:48AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.07
12:36AM
0.69
1:08PM
0.03
1:16AM
0.50
1:36PM
0.02
1:53AM
0.29
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:20------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1121------1--------
Temp. °C181717161616171716161615151515151616161615151517
Feels °C (?)161315151313131312121312121213111110111314141316
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