Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
W
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121288121412125131313666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1541511519810610313885838683132085100858556133137135867698
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
0
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassonononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.94
11:36PM
1.78
2:26PM
0.87
12:34AM
1.63
4:25PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
-0.34
5:01PM
0.61
7:22AM
-0.25
5:47PM
0.74
8:41AM
-0.16
7:14PM
0.85
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:13-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:23--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516181817171716161618181817171616161616161616
Feels °C (?)161517171615151715161615151515141312131212131314
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