Surf Forecasts:
Black Middens surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, N swell with 334 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Black Middens this week:
The surf forecast for Black Middens over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Black Middens in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Middens over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, I’m looking at the whole 16-day window and it’s a tough one. There’s nothing here that’s really worth paddling out for. The whole period is a bit of a write-off for anything decent.
There’s a brief window on Thursday the 6th of August. Black Middens (this is a reef/river/pier setup) will see a bit of swell. Thursday morning you’re looking at 4ft swell from the north, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean. The combined energy is moderate (164). By Thursday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5ft, still from the north, and the wind goes glassy. It’ll be clean. But the overall quality is still rated as very ordinary.
The problem is, this spot is sheltered and inconsistent. It rarely breaks properly. And even on that Thursday, the swell direction is from the north, not the optimum north-northeast. For a break that’s already hard to get working, it’s not a great match. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.
After that, it’s pretty much all downhill. Friday the 7th sees a cross-shore wind with a choppy sea, then from Saturday the 8th onwards, the swell just drops right off. There’s a long stretch of flat, poor conditions that runs right through until the end of the period on the 19th of August. You’ll see a bit of clean offshore wind on the 10th and 16th, but the swell is way too small to do anything with.
Forget the board. Best thing to do is find something else to do. It’s a proper blank run for this area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | WSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 101 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 164 | 309 | 228 | 161 | 104 | 58 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 49 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:34AM4.86m | 8:06PM4.40m | 8:18AM4.70m | 8:54PM4.24m | 9:11AM4.49m | 9:52PM4.10m | 10:18AM4.27m | 11:03PM4.02m | 11:39AM4.16m | 00:21AM4.09m | 1:02PM4.23m | 1:33AM4.31m | 2:15PM4.45m | 2:35AM4.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM1.02m | 2:10AM1.42m | 2:46PM1.22m | 2:58AM1.58m | 3:39PM1.45m | 3:59AM1.74m | 4:47PM1.66m | 5:20AM1.80m | 6:11PM1.76m | 6:52AM1.67m | 7:34PM1.67m | 8:10AM1.34m | 8:41PM1.47m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 101 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 164 | 309 | 228 | 161 | 104 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 55 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | E 6 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | N 9 | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 239 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 333 | 510 | 256 | 318 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 382 | 1 |
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