Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 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 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.8
W
6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
59
43
42
60
79
81
79
71
63
79
84
70
83
81
46
72
71
71
70
70
70
72
82
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:40PM1.03m
3:33AM1.36m
6:23PM1.16m
5:06AM1.33m
6:56PM1.30m
6:18AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.85m
11:14AM-0.10m
11:30PM0.69m
12:08PM-0.08m
00:37AM0.49m
12:51PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:24
7:25
7:27
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.8
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
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
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
Energy kJ
62
59
209
209
57
79
81
79
71
63
79
84
70
64
49
82
77
72
75
49
45
45
45
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
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
0.3
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
Energy kJ
212
209
43
42
206
203
192
130
128
128
128
128
126
126
123
44
72
71
71
70
70
70
72
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
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
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
48
48
37
36
60
60
51
33
33
33
33
49
49
83
81
17
17
17
17
17
27
27
47
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
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
46
32
29
23
31
55
65
56
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
26
5
0
0
5
27
145
186
76
19
27
27
27
27
261
621
181
76
173
173
173
27
1162
621
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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