
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 203 | 475 | 475 | 377 | 339 | 291 | 402 | 402 | 366 | 366 | 284 | 252 | 242 | 272 | 405 | 405 | 306 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23AM0.98m | 12:23PM1.51m | 1:09PM1.41m | 2:38PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.78m | 8:21PM0.37m | 10:08PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 |
35 | 203 | 475 | 475 | 377 | 339 | 291 | 402 | 402 | 366 | 366 | 284 | 252 | 242 | 272 | 405 | 405 | 301 | 165 | 180 | 166 | 303 | 303 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 |
157 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 212 | 306 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 158 | 139 | 303 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 |
110 | 106 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 68 | 159 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 144 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 721 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 291 | 27 | 26 | 18 |
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