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Black's Beach is seeing solid southwest swell energy with well-shaped waves lining up nicely. The tide is dropping from a mid-level height which keeps the peaks peeling clean for good rides. Winds are west at moderate speed but the surf is still holding some quality with improving conditions expected. Overall, it's a playful session worth getting wet for if you can handle some surface bumps.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Swell 2.6 ft at 14 sec from SW, west wind 10 mph, dropping tide near 4.2 ft, water temp 68°F, air temp 66°F
Patchy Fog, 66°F • Wind W 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 6.9/10 reflects modest size and playable swell energy.
Swell Detail: Around 2.6 ft with an interval of 14 seconds with Playable energy (~286 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SW (218°) | Within ideal direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 9.6/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 4.23 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: Low at 11:11 PM (2 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 @ 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality improves as the surf window opens.
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