Blacks Beach surf break

Blacks Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 11 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
291
279
339
334
334
334
268
268
236
229
175
246
210
161
158
172
219
211
276
407
402
353
331
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM1.34m
6:20AM1.15m
6:57PM1.50m
7:18AM1.17m
7:23PM1.68m
8:13AM1.18m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.41m
12:25PM0.18m
1:25AM0.16m
12:58PM0.23m
2:08AM-0.08m
1:33PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:38
7:39
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
13
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
382
291
279
339
334
334
334
268
268
236
229
175
246
210
161
158
158
158
211
276
407
402
353
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
W
8
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
74
77
56
57
58
70
97
98
69
70
71
69
64
62
61
59
172
219
158
118
85
135
46
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
S
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
26
26
27
29
9
30
23
23
23
24
25
68
64
64
62
106
59
46
85
85
15
8
100
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
26
26
23
0
5
74
74
27
27
26
23
0
0
27
621
26
26
13
0
0
0
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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