Black Rocks Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Black Rocks Jetty over the next couple of weeks.

It's a bit of a slow dance to start, but if you're patient, this place is going to absolutely fire for the crew that knows what they're doing. Black Rocks is an exposed reef, so it needs a good swell direction and clean conditions to really shine, and the optimum is a solid SW groundswell.

We kick things off this Thursday morning, the 3rd. It's tiny, glassy, and honestly pretty ordinary – just 2ft of SW swell pushing through, the water's about average for this time of year. Not worth paddling out for unless you're desperate for a splash. For the next few days, we're stuck with marginal conditions, though Friday afternoon the 4th sees the swell bump up to 5ft SW. The wind goes onshore, so it’s a bit of a messy look.

Now, here's where it gets good. Saturday morning, the 5th, things start to click. We've got 5ft of SW groundswell with glassy conditions – absolutely clean. This is a solid start for experienced surfers, and the energy is ramping up. Saturday afternoon stays clean but drops slightly to 5ft. Sunday the 6th keeps that clean, glassy theme going all day with a mix of SW and SSW swell – just a great run of user-friendly, clean surf that isn't too big.

Hold onto your board for Tuesday the 8th. Tuesday afternoon the wind goes completely calm and glassy, and the swell is a solid 10ft from the SSW. The energy readings are through the roof [6823]. That is exceptional, expert-only territory. Then Wednesday morning, the 9th, is the real standout of the whole run: 12ft of SSW groundswell, period of 18 seconds – that's a very long period groundswell that will wrap perfectly onto this reef. Glassy, clean, and the energy is massive [7140]. If you are an expert surfer and can get out there, this is a session you'll remember. The water's average temp, so just a standard wettie.

There's a bit of a lull mid-week with messy onshore winds swamping things on Thursday the 10th, but it cleans up again Friday the 11th with a smaller 4ft SW glassy morning. Another promising window shows up on the 13th of September with clean, offshore-ish winds on Sunday morning and glassy afternoon conditions with 5ft to 6ft SSW groundswell.

The second week? Keep an eye on Wednesday the 16th. That day is looking massive again – 12ft SSW swell with glassy conditions, another total standout for experts only. That run holds through to Thursday the 17th with clean 8ft sets. After that, things drop and get a bit onshore again. For the general punter, the first weekend is your best bet for clean, manageable waves. For the big dogs, the 8th, 9th, and 16th are the days to circle on the calendar. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

Rusty.

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