Surf spot

Blackrocks

Forecast conditions and map view for Blackrocks in Australia, NSW, North. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: Australia, NSW, North
Coordinates: -28.3769, 153.5728

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Wave height (m)	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	1	1	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.2	2	2.2	2.2	1.8	1.2	0.6	1	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.3	2	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1
Wave direction	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	NE	ENE	SE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wave period (s)	7.5	7.6	8	8	8	8.1	8.1	7.8	7.9	7.8	7.9	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.3	8.3	8.1	8.5	8.2	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.5	6.3	6.6	4.1	4.1	6	8.8	7.3	8.5	9.3	8.3	8.4	8.3	9	9.8	9.9	7.8	8.2	7.7	7.7	7.4	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.5	7.5	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.3	7.2
Wave energy (kJ)	274	260	296	284	273	280	269	242	231	206	198	181	159	153	132	120	102	83	62	64	54	47	33	14	18	9	8	13	16	8	45	238	536	679	651	502	267	66	125	500	649	641	579	490	421	348	300	263	237	209	194	179	171	155	132	94
Wind speed (km/h)	5.9	5.6	5.9	9.2	11	8.5	3.3	2.7	4.1	5.2	3.7	7.2	10.9	10	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.2	3.6	10.5	13.8	11.9	8.2	6.6	5.5	5.4	11.6	13.8	17	18.6	17.7	17.6	14	10.9	10	8.4	16.7	15.5	11.7	11.5	8.2	6.5	5.9	10.3	8.4	8.9	2.8	4.7	4.5	4.5	2.2	7.4	11.7	10.7	4.9	5.6
Wind direction	SWCross-off	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	SECross-on	ESECross-on	ESECross-on	SSWGlassy	WSWGlassy	WSWGlassy	WSWOffshore	WSWGlassy	EOnshore	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	NNWGlassy	NWGlassy	WNWGlassy	WNWGlassy	NWGlassy	NNECross-on	NEOnshore	NCross-on	NNWCross	NNWCross	NNWCross	SCross-off	SSWCross-off	SCross-off	SCross-off	SSECross	SCross-off	SCross-off	SSWCross-off	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	SCross-off	SCross-off	SSWCross-off	SSWCross-off	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	SSWCross-off	SECross-on	ESECross-on	SWGlassy	WGlassy	WSWGlassy	WSWGlassy	WGlassy	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NNECross-on	NNWGlassy	NWCross-off

Blackrocks is a surf spot on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its exposed beach-break setup and uncrowded feel compared with many better-known NSW waves. It typically picks up plenty of swell and can offer powerful, hollow peaks when conditions line up, especially on clean groundswell with a suitable offshore wind.

A few general characteristics: - Type: Mostly a beach break, with shifting sandbanks - Wave quality: Can be very good, but highly dependent on sand, swell direction, and tide - Best conditions: Clean swell, light offshore winds, and the right tide stage - Surf style: Can suit intermediate to advanced surfers when it’s firing, as it may become fast and punchy

Because it’s a beach-break style spot, Blackrocks can change a lot from week to week or even day to day. Local knowledge is valuable for figuring out where the best peaks are and how the banks are set up.