Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)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
Sat
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
4
0.6
W
10
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
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
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
45
68
78
113
198
215
152
124
97
77
61
50
50
62
81
83
76
65
57
76
79
83
83
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:25PM0.91m
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
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:23
7:23
7:24
7:25
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
11
13
14
14
14
13
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
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
0.6
S
13
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
395
293
260
254
113
198
215
152
124
97
77
61
209
209
62
81
83
130
65
57
76
79
81
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
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
0.3
SW
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
135
89
68
47
330
326
326
322
242
215
212
209
50
50
206
203
192
33
128
128
128
128
126
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
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
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
W
17
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
Energy kJ
32
31
41
48
40
31
31
35
47
48
48
48
37
36
60
35
51
17
33
39
33
49
83
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
184
45
43
78
76
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
625
27
26
5
0
0
7
27
27
26
11
0
0
5
27
145
261
26
27
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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