Surf Forecasts:
Black Middens surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, N swell with 66 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 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Black Middens over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's talk in feet and miles per hour.
First off, don't get your hopes up too high. The next week and a half is lookin' pretty flat and sad around these parts. We're into a long stretch of nothing much. For the first couple of weeks of this run, we're talking about swell that's barely a ripple. You'll be staring at a lake. We gotta wait until Friday the 7th of August before anything remotely rideable shows up, and that's a full 16 days away.
When that date finally rolls around, we get a bit of a pulse from the ESE. Black-Middens is the only game in town. On Friday morning the 7th of August, we see about 5ft swell from the ESE with a 6-second period. The swell window is finally open, and the wind is blowin' offshore from the N at 12 mph, which will keep things clean. It's still a short-period wind swell, so don't expect perfect grinding barrels, but it's the only surfable wave we've seen. By the afternoon, same vibes at about 5ft. The water temp? When we have data, it's about 60°, which is 1° warmer than usual for this time of year, so nothin' crazy, just standard cool summer water.
Now, a word on the spot. Black-Middens is a reef/river/pier setup, but its consistency is listed as "inconsistent," which in this dry spell is the name of the game. It's a sheltered spot that needs the right angle, and this late-flowering ESE swell is about all we get. It's also rated for intermediates, so that 5ft with a short period won't be too gnarly, but it's not a beginner party wave either.
So, the only highlight on the whole calendar is the morning and afternoon of Friday the 7th of August. It's a promising call this far out, but remember, long-range outlooks can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | W 3 | W 3 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57PM3.80m | 12:22PM3.85m | 1:01AM3.85m | 1:29PM3.86m | 1:57AM3.98m | 2:28PM3.97m | 2:46AM4.16m | 3:16PM4.13m | 3:28AM4.36m | 3:58PM4.31m | 4:05AM4.54m | 4:34PM4.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM1.86m | 6:11AM2.07m | 6:50PM1.95m | 7:27AM1.97m | 7:54PM1.92m | 8:27AM1.78m | 8:46PM1.81m | 9:15AM1.54m | 9:30PM1.65m | 9:55AM1.31m | 10:08PM1.49m | 10:31AM1.11m | 10:43PM1.35m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1201 | 105 | 65 | 1011 | 333 | 922 | 641 | 318 | 411 | 296 | 296 | 108 | 1 | 65 | 171 | 323 | 105 | 318 | 279 | 277 |
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