Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blacks Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
276
407
366
353
331
322
322
392
392
371
341
341
336
257
204
261
305
301
346
333
346
721
739
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:13AM1.18m
7:54PM1.84m
9:06AM1.17m
8:29PM1.96m
10:00AM1.14m
9:08PM2.04m
Low Tide
2:08AM-0.08m
1:33PM0.30m
2:52AM-0.29m
2:09PM0.38m
3:37AM-0.45m
2:46PM0.46m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:40
7:40
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
2
W
10
Energy kJ
211
276
407
366
353
331
322
322
392
392
371
341
341
160
160
160
151
225
262
346
333
346
424
739
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
W
7
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
158
118
117
137
40
179
179
130
123
114
112
138
167
336
257
204
261
305
301
301
239
239
236
213
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
85
85
8
8
77
58
58
58
8
8
7
7
7
7
80
131
79
7
7
8
8
8
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
1.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
721
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
27
145
27
27
5
5
0
5
125
145
145
145
5
5
0
5
125
145
7
144
145
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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