Surf Forecasts:
Black Middens surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SE swell with 56 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Black Middens this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Black Middens in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Middens over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here again, looking at the outlook for Black Middens (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England). We’ve got a full 16-day window here, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: there’s no real surf to get excited about. Zero recommendations from the numbers, so this is a quiet patch, and that’s pretty standard for this river-mouth break in the summer.
Kicking off July 4th, we’ve got 0.3 of a foot from the NNE with a 6-second period and a combined energy of 10 – that’s basically flat. The wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it’s messy. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday… it stays at 0.1 to 0.2 feet, energy in the single digits. Not worth the drive.
We get a little twitch on Wednesday July 8th: a 1-foot north swell (0.3m – call it 1 foot) with a 9-second period and energy up to 23. Morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind. Thursday July 9th is similar, with 2 feet from the north, 8-second period, energy at 38, and glassy in the morning. That’s your best shot – it’s clean, but the wave height is tiny. For a place like Black Middens, you need more push to work the river mouth.
Then it all fades again. Friday July 10th sees a 3-foot spike from the ESE on a 4-second period (wind chop) with 51 energy, but it’s a moderate cross-shore wind making it lumpy. That’s not surf, that’s washing machine. Later, on July 17th and 18th, we get a little more north swell: Friday morning looks clean with 1-foot from the NNE and offshore breezes; Saturday morning has 1 feet from the north, 9-second period, 31 energy, and clean winds. Still knee-high at best.
Water temp around here is about average for the season – nothing unusual.
Bottom line: this is a dead spell. Black Middens is inconsistent, and when it’s this small and weak, you’re better off staying on land. A blank run like this is more normal for the area in summer – it can turn around if a storm pushes in from the North Sea, but for now, it’s a total washout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | W 3 | N 6 | N 5 | W 3 | N 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43AM4.63m | 7:16PM4.33m | 7:21AM4.60m | 7:57PM4.24m | 8:02AM4.54m | 8:42PM4.15m | 8:50AM4.46m | 9:33PM4.07m | 9:45AM4.38m | 10:33PM4.03m | 10:49AM4.31m | 11:38PM4.07m | 12:00PM4.31m | 00:44AM4.20m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM1.02m | 1:21AM1.47m | 1:51PM1.09m | 1:59AM1.54m | 2:34PM1.17m | 2:42AM1.63m | 3:22PM1.27m | 3:33AM1.72m | 4:17PM1.37m | 4:35AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.44m | 5:47AM1.74m | 6:33PM1.43m | ||||||||
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 | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 6 | — | N 12 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 774 | 370 | 333 | 416 | 416 | 333 | 417 | 510 | 273 | 410 | 318 | 277 | 277 | 65 | 55 | 277 | 277 | 369 | 369 | 277 |
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