Surf Forecasts:
Black Middens surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, N swell with 153 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 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Middens over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about Black Middens in the coming days. I've looked over the charts and there's not a single decent wave on offer across the entire 16-day window. Every single session is marked as poor surf, with scores that tell the same story. It's a blank run, plain and simple.
For a sheltered reef and river-pier setup like Black Middens, this is more normal than you'd hope. The area just isn't set up to catch much energy from the directions that are showing up. The swell direction is mostly from the north, north-east, and east, which is about as far from the optimum north-north-east as you can get without being totally wrong. The combined energy of all swells directed here is tiny, often single-digit values like 15, 3, or 1, and the highest it gets is a paltry 156 on the 11th of August – that's still weak energy.
The biggest swell of the fortnight is a 3 ft wave from the north on Tuesday morning, 11th August, with a 9-second period. The combined energy that day is 155, which is still weak. The wind is onshore from the south-south-east at 9 mph, so it'd be a mess. That's the closest you get to a pulse, and it's still not worth paddling out for.
You get a few mornings with clean offshore winds, like Friday the 14th with a moderate offshore from the north-north-west at 16 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the east-south-east (16 energy). Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th also have clean conditions, but the swell is 1 ft or less. It's flat, clean, and frustrating.
The whole outlook is a tough one. There's a gap of over two weeks with no real recommendations. The water temperature anomaly isn't given, so I can't tell you if it's warmer or colder than usual. For now, you're better off checking the tides for a walk or a beach clean-up. Forecasts can change, but for this 16-day run, the northeast coast is a no-go for paddle surfing. The swell is small, the period is short, and the wind is rarely on your side.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 9 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 118 | 153 | 130 | 76 | 49 | 51 | 89 | 40 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:02PM4.23m | 1:33AM4.31m | 2:15PM4.45m | 2:35AM4.62m | 3:15PM4.71m | 3:28AM4.94m | 4:06PM4.94m | 4:16AM5.21m | 4:53PM5.07m | 5:00AM5.39m | 5:35PM5.10m | 5:42AM5.44m | 6:16PM5.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM1.67m | 7:34PM1.67m | 8:10AM1.34m | 8:41PM1.47m | 9:11AM0.96m | 9:35PM1.23m | 10:02AM0.61m | 10:22PM1.03m | 10:48AM0.38m | 11:04PM0.90m | 11:31AM0.28m | 11:44PM0.86m | 12:12PM0.33m | 00:22AM0.92m | |||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 26 | 118 | 153 | 130 | 76 | 49 | 33 | 59 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | E 2 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 51 | 89 | 40 | 33 | — | 3 | 24 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 774 | 365 | 333 | 382 | 79 | 117 | 419 | 27 | 92 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 369 | 370 | 370 | 568 | 370 | 370 | 382 | 318 |
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