Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 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 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (23 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

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

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.6
W
10
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
78
113
134
168
147
117
77
59
48
42
44
60
77
81
100
69
76
95
107
89
83
81
47
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:53AM1.48m
5:40PM1.03m
3:33AM1.36m
6:23PM1.16m
5:06AM1.33m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.85m
10:04AM-0.12m
9:43PM0.85m
11:14AM-0.10m
11:30PM0.69m
12:08PM-0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:23
7:24
7:25
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
15
15
14
14
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.6
S
13
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
260
254
113
134
168
147
117
77
59
43
209
209
59
77
81
76
128
76
95
107
89
66
125
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
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
Energy kJ
68
47
330
326
326
322
242
215
212
209
42
44
206
203
192
130
33
128
128
128
126
126
81
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
W
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
W
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
41
48
40
47
24
35
47
48
48
48
37
36
60
60
51
33
34
34
33
49
83
83
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1.1
W
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
54
78
100
69
62
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
27
23
0
0
0
98
27
27
26
0
0
0
27
27
145
621
76
27
27
27
27
76
621
622
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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