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Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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Blacks Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blacks Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blacks Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)181616161515141413131313131212151514131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1061391931862151572801922391841711681211127676109203229219206187180174
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
ESE
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
NW
0
NE
0
SSW
10
W
10
W
0
NW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
S
5
ESE
10
W
5
W
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
1.85
9:57PM
1.13
8:44AM
1.85
10:24PM
1.17
9:18AM
1.80
10:53PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
-0.29
2:32AM
0.62
3:56PM
-0.27
3:10AM
0.59
4:24PM
-0.23
3:51AM
0.57
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:07-------5:07-------5:08----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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. °C202122212019191918202018181718191820211919181817
Feels °C (?)161817171717161616181716181617171517171718171716
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