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Blackies, United States

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About Blackies

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (212°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (32°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 175). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually October and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in April and May, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Newport Beach, 5.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SNA, direct.

    See flights ORD → SNA · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Blackies.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct223 ft13 ssoft309kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct304 ft13 ssoft372kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct273 ft12 ssoft305kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct223 ft12 ssoft241kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct183 ft11 ssoft152kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct133 ft5 smushy40kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct162 ft12 ssoft120kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct132 ft12 ssoft86kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct102 ft12 ssoft73kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct123 ft4 smushy22kJ19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to SNA, then 30 min by road. About 6h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SNA, then 30 min by road. About 6h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 11 spots near Newport Beach each day: 36th street, 40th Street, 56th St., Blackies, Corona del mar, Crystal Cove, Cylinders, Middles, Newport - 15th Street, Newport Beach River Jetties, The Wedge.

The trip from Newport Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £910–£1,665 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SNA, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£30
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£910–£1,665

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Newport Beach

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