Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.1°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 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
79
79
79
56
63
59
62
49
83
81
44
72
71
71
70
70
70
72
82
37
35
34
36
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23PM1.16m
5:06AM1.33m
6:56PM1.30m
6:18AM1.32m
7:25PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:14AM-0.10m
11:30PM0.69m
12:08PM-0.08m
00:37AM0.49m
12:51PM-0.02m
1:27AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:24
7:25
7:27
7:27
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
57
79
79
79
56
63
59
62
49
49
123
82
77
75
75
49
45
45
45
71
71
72
82
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
206
203
192
130
128
128
128
128
126
126
81
44
72
71
71
70
70
70
72
82
37
35
34
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
W
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
60
60
51
33
33
34
33
49
49
83
17
17
17
17
17
17
27
27
47
34
34
34
34
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
46
32
31
27
29
44
64
55
55
43
33
33
33
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
5
27
27
206
76
12
27
27
27
27
621
874
72
173
173
173
173
308
1162
621
112
112
72
26
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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