Blacks Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.91° N 117.26° W

Issued: 4 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Blacks Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Blacks Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period, SSW swell with 904 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Blacks Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Blacks Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Blacks Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 11s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 4th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Best Surf 2AM (Tue 7th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 20s
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 7th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Blacks Beach over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got for Blacks Beach.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks aren’t shaping up to be a classic run. The surf is small and the conditions are messy. We’re looking at a long stretch where the good stuff just isn’t there. For the first week-plus, from Friday morning right through to the end of the second week, the waves stay tiny, mostly knee to waist-high at best. The real problem is the wind. It swings around from the west, then west-northwest, and later settles into a south-southwest cross-onshore flow that just chops everything up. It’s frustrating because there’s some long-period groundswell in the water, with periods up to 18 seconds, but the size is just too small to do anything with it.

The water temp is running a touch warmer than normal at 69°, which is nice, but it’s not enough to save the surf.

Let's break it down day by day. Friday morning, July 3rd, has a 3ft south-southwest swell with a long 16-second period, but the wind is onshore from the west at 9 mph and the overall wave energy is weak (408). The report is clear: poor surf. Friday afternoon is the same story. Saturday the 4th is a little worse, with a cross-onshore wind adding plenty of chop to the 3ft swell.

Sunday the 5th through to Wednesday the 8th shows marginal conditions with that tiny swell size. On the morning of Tuesday the 7th, we get a 3ft south-southwest swell with a nice 18-second period and a light offshore wind from the west-southwest at 6 mph. The combined energy jumps up to 837, which is actually moderate. That’s the closest we get to something surfable. The waves would be super clean but they’d be breaking real straight on the beach, and with a period that long, you’d need a point or reef to really make the most of it. Still, it’s a marginal call at best.

From Thursday the 9th onward, it’s back to poor conditions. The wind turns more consistently cross-onshore and choppy, and the swell drops back to 3ft or less. By the second week, around July 13th and 14th, the swell bottoms out at 1ft to 2ft with energy readings falling to around 129 to 254. That’s nothing to get excited about.

There is one small blip on Saturday, July 18th. We get a 3ft south-west swell with an 18-second period, light west winds at 6 mph, and a moderate combined energy of 496. It’s the best looking day in the entire run, but even then the forecast is poor. It might offer a few clean, lined-up waves if you’re happy to surf small, but it’s not a standout.

Look, if you’re a kiter, this stretch of beach might look more interesting than it does for us with paddles, especially when that cross-onshore wind blows. For a surfer, it’s a lean couple of weeks. Hang in there.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
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PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
397
239
239
239
217
352
273
587
326
339
485
659
491
596
659
651
675
545
481
475
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:02PM1.14m
11:31PM1.59m
1:38PM1.19m
00:11AM1.43m
2:15PM1.26m
1:02AM1.24m
2:54PM1.36m
2:14AM1.05m
3:38PM1.47m
4:01AM0.89m
4:26PM1.60m
6:00AM0.86m
5:19PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.78m
6:48AM-0.01m
6:27PM0.78m
7:19AM0.10m
7:38PM0.76m
7:52AM0.23m
9:07PM0.68m
8:29AM0.38m
10:41PM0.51m
9:14AM0.52m
00:00AM0.28m
10:12AM0.64m
1:02AM0.03m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
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8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
20
20
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
21
20
22
22
20
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
W
7
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1
W
8
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
397
397
239
239
239
217
352
273
587
326
322
392
659
491
94
659
651
675
121
481
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
10
0.5
W
4
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
1
SSW
18
1.1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
1
SSW
16
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
11
19
10
214
212
140
151
116
181
260
339
46
57
59
596
138
86
86
545
136
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
24
0.5
W
4
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
S
19
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
21
45
18
17
18
17
7
54
9
47
47
485
121
220
138
118
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
12
11
6
5
3
6
20
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
26
206
0
26
26
5
27
27
11
26
27
0
27
27
0
27
27
76
74
74
5
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
9
7
5
6
8
7
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
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Information about the Blacks Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Blacks Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Blacks Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Blacks Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Blacks Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Blacks Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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