Blacks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Blacks Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, the outlook is a bit of a struggle. We're looking at a long run of marginal to poor conditions. The water is sitting at a very unusual 74°—that's much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick steamer at home.

The best of a tricky bunch looks to be Thursday afternoon, 27 August. It won't be anything epic, with small 2ft swell pushing in from the SW, but the wave energy is moderate at 151. The real kicker here is the light breeze, which keeps it from getting too messy, even though it's a cross-on wind. The swell period is a decent 14 seconds, giving it a bit of push for its size.

Into Friday afternoon, 28 August, we see the swell nudge up to 3ft from the SSW, and the energy climbs notably to 583. The period extends to 19 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell. This kind of energy will wrap in nicely, but it's still a marginal call with the light cross-onshore wind.

Come Saturday, 29 August, the swell builds a little more to 4ft to 4ft from the SSW, and the energy gets up to 874 by the afternoon. The wind swings more onshore from the W, which just ruins the potential. It's still a marginal day at best. The conditions get a bit choppier through Sunday and Monday with a gentle breeze picking up, and the swell starts to fade.

A quick gap appears around the start of September with really poor surf and weak energy readings, before we see another pulse on Wednesday morning, 2 September. Swell jumps back to 4ft from the SSW with 590 energy, and there's a slight air wind from the WSW. This could be a sneaky clean window, but it's still rated marginal. The following days are a mixed bag of cross-onshore winds and moderate energy levels, but nothing really firing for a standout session. The surf stays inconsistent and mostly messy through the second week, with the strongest energy reading arriving on Thursday afternoon, 3 September, at 1045 and 5ft swell, but the wind is ruining the surface.

So, for the best bet: keep your eyes on Thursday afternoon, 27 August, for a small but clean window, and maybe the Wednesday morning, 2 September, for a chance at something a bit cleaner. Crowds at Blacks are often, so expect company if the conditions look even half-decent.

Rusty.

Read more