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Black's Beach is holding weak, somewhat lumpy waves this session with swell energy coming from slightly off the ideal angle, making the sets feel a bit unsettled. The tide is rising near low and pushing the water level up nicely, adding some shape to the surf despite the poor swell direction. Winds from the west are light to moderate and mostly improving, so conditions should steadily clean up into the evening with water temps staying comfortable.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Weak 2.6 ft swell from the SW with a dominant long swell, W wind 5-10 mph, rising tide near 2 ft, water temp about 69°F air temperature 69°F.
Sunny, 69°F • Wind W 5 to 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 3.5/10 reflects modest size and playable swell energy.
Swell Detail: Approximately 2.6 ft with an interval of 17 seconds with Playable engery (~347 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SW (222°) | Outside acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 10/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 2.04 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this reef break.
Tide Trend: ↗ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: High at 1:24 AM (4 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 1.6/10 reflects strong winds that are creating choppy, mushy conditions and breaking up the wave face.
Wind Direction & Speed: W @ 5 to 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality improves as the surf window opens.
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