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Black Rock

Phillip Island, Australia

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🦈Sharks

Black Rock is Phillip Island's reef break reward—a quality right-hander that peels over volcanic rock with surprising precision when clean southwest groundswells march in from the Southern Ocean. The wave can barrel properly on the right combination of tide and swell, offering a reef break alternative to the island's sandy beach options. The seal colony nearby means shark awareness is essential, and the water temperature demands serious wetsuit commitment, but Black Rock delivers genuine Victorian reef quality for those willing to seek it out.

10-Day Forecast

Mon

Fair

1.3mSW

@15s

8km/h

1.3m

@15s

8km/h

Choppy

Tue

Fair

1.4mSW

@15s

17km/h

1.4m

@15s

17km/h

Wed

Fair

1.7mSW

@14s

18km/h

1.7m

@14s

18km/h

Thu

Good

1.4mSW

@14s

5km/h

1.4m

@14s

5km/h

Fri

Good

1.2mSW

@13s

6km/h

1.2m

@13s

6km/h

Sat

Good

1.7mSW

@15s

8km/h

1.7m

@15s

8km/h

Sun

Fair

1.6mSW

@15s

10km/h

1.6m

@15s

10km/h

Mon

Fair

1.1mSW

@15s

15km/h

1.1m

@15s

15km/h

Tue

Good

1.1mSW

@15s

19km/h

1.1m

@15s

19km/h

Wed

Poor

0.7mSW

@14s

27km/h

0.7m

@14s

27km/h

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

1.3m

SW(230°)

Score: 12/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

8km/h

NW(321°)

Score: 22/25

Weather

11°C

0.0mm46%

Secondary Swell

0.3mSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 6 km/h N|PM: 6 km/h NNW

Lighter winds later (6 km/h)

Tide at 4pm (1.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:32 am

High tide - 0.82m

10:13 am

Low tide - -0.98m

4:54 pm

High tide - 1.12m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Fair

Components

Swell Direction9/25

Swell Size12/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind22/25

Raw Score68/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-7

🌊 Tide+3

Adjusted Score64/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score64

🤢 Morning Sickness🌊 Mostly in the tide window

Location & Conditions

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