
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
817 | 817 | 754 | 715 | 588 | 580 | 573 | 485 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 322 | 346 | 446 | 351 | 431 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.27m | 5:52PM1.36m | 7:17AM1.37m | 6:40PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.20m | 12:21PM0.78m | 00:40AM0.17m | 12:58PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
817 | 817 | 754 | 715 | 588 | 580 | 573 | 485 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 322 | 257 | 446 | 351 | 431 | 565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 |
56 | 75 | 43 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 273 | 346 | 134 | 295 | 387 | 298 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 15 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 107 | 59 | 21 | 46 | 45 | 16 | 89 | 35 | 134 | 57 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 145 | 105 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 58 | 5 | 123 |
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