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Black's Beach is seeing solid energy with waves coming from a good direction, although the size is still building. The surf is clean thanks to very light south wind that barely stirs the conditions. The tide is rising near low, which isn't helping the shape much and holds the session back a bit. Still, there's enough swell punch to make it worth a paddle for intermediate surfers looking for some fun sets.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
2.6 ft waves from SSW at 14 seconds, south wind 0 to 5 mph, rising tide near 0.1 ft, water temp 74.5°F, air temp 72°F.
Clear, 72°F • Wind S 0 to 5 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 6.9/10 reflects modest size and playable swell energy.
Swell Detail: Close to 2.6 ft with an interval of 14 seconds with Playable energy (~286 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SSW (198°) | Within ideal direction window.
Tide Score: A poor tide tide score of 2.3/10 indicates conditions are limiting wave shape at this break, making clean or consistent surf unlikely.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 0.09 ft, sitting below the preferred range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↗ Improving: Poor tide conditions are improving.
Next Tide: High at 7:35 AM (4.7 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 7.7/10 indicates mostly favorable winds, with generally clean conditions and only slight chop on the surface.
Wind Direction & Speed: S @ 0 to 5 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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