Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 May 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
19.0° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
336
257
204
261
305
301
301
301
374
408
541
563
951
908
612
890
1154
1044
1145
1298
1160
895
702
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:29PM1.96m
10:00AM1.14m
9:08PM2.04m
10:55AM1.09m
9:50PM2.04m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.38m
3:37AM-0.45m
2:46PM0.46m
4:25AM-0.52m
3:26PM0.54m
5:17AM-0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
14
13
13
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
Energy kJ
341
336
128
128
122
154
190
290
290
374
408
541
563
951
908
612
890
1154
1044
1145
1298
1160
895
702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
163
160
257
204
261
305
301
301
301
239
236
213
189
145
141
424
139
139
99
99
98
66
54
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
80
85
79
7
7
8
8
8
8
2
207
25
25
141
24
24
47
46
81
81
46
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
2
12
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
145
27
76
5
5
5
5
125
145
74
144
144
74
145
145
145
145
621
145
5
74
68
2
7
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
2
9
4
4
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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