Blacks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but I'll switch it up for you.

Let's be straight. The next couple of weeks are a grind. The swell is showing up, with some good energy pulses, but the wind is the enemy. Almost all of this run is cross-onshore or onshore at Blacks Beach, which is the only spot we're looking at. It’s a real bummer because the water is a warm 73°F, which is a wild 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a tropical fluke.

Let's talk dates. Starting Tuesday the 15th, we’ve got a tiny 2ft south-west swell, but with a 9 mph cross-onshore breeze, it’s just choppy and sloppy. That pattern hangs around for days. The combined swell energy is moderate, but it doesn't matter when the wind is mushing out every wave.

There’s a small window on Saturday morning, the 19th. The swell picks up to 3ft from the SW, and the wind turns straight onshore, but the energy is starting to build. It’s still marginal – a “maybe if you’re really keen” kind of session.

The best of a tough run is Sunday the 20th. The morning shows a bump in energy with the swell at 3ft from the SW. It’s still cross-onshore, but it's the lightest wind we'll see for a while. It’s the only time the odds roll in your favour, but it’s still just marginal.

By Monday the 21st, the swell holds a little bigger at 4ft from the SW, and the energy is getting solid. But again, that cross-onshore wind at 9 mph just tears it up. It would be a lot of paddling for not much fun.

After that, it’s a slow fade. The swell drops under 3ft and stays small, and the wind never really gets right. There’s a little more wind on the 26th, but the direction is wrong.

Look, Blacks Beach is a heavy, exposed wave that needs clean glass to be good. This forecast is a long stretch of onshore junk. If you're dying to get wet, Sunday the 20th morning is your best shot – it's the least messy. The second week looks even flatter and grim.

Rusty out.

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