Blacks Beach surf forecast
La Jolla, California
Blacks is overhead with 18-second swell and light offshore wind - surfable, nothing special.
Colors
Surf conditions
- FlatNothing to ride
- PoorSmall, messy or blown out
- Poor to FairGetting there
- FairDecent conditions
- Fair to GoodFun waves
- GoodA great session
- EpicRare. Drop everything
The nearest spots today, best first
About this spot
- Works
- 3ft-16ft · 11s+
- Tide
- Low
- Break
- Beach
- Level
- Expert
- Faces
- W
- Offshore wind
- N/NE/E
Worth knowing: long steep trail, strong rips, no lifeguard on parts.
Blacks Beach is a beach break - sandbars that shift through the season, so the peak moves.
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Common questions
Why is Blacks so much bigger than the rest of San Diego?
An underwater canyon off the beach focuses swell into it, so it can be double the size of the beaches either side on the same day.
Is Blacks good for beginners?
No. Heavy, hollow, strong rips, and a long steep trail down that has to be climbed back up. Experienced surfers only.
How do I get to Blacks?
The trail from the Torrey Pines Glider Port car park, or the road down from La Jolla Farms with a permit. Both are steep.
When is Blacks best?
Winter north-west groundswell, October to March, with a long period and a Santa Ana morning.