Blacks Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s lined up for our local stretch over the next couple of weeks. It’s a mixed bag with a clear standout window if you time it right.

We’ve got a solid pulse of southerly groundswell coming in, but it’s going to take a few days to clean up. The water’s sitting at 54°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, but you’ll want a decent wetsuit.

The real action kicks off on Thursday, August 21st. That’s the morning to circle. We’re looking at a clean, glassy start with the wind swinging northerly and light as a feather, maybe 3 mph. The swell is a solid 5 ft from the south, with a long 13-second period – proper groundswell energy. This is Blacks Reef, and for experienced surfers, it’s going to be excellent. Waves will be holding shape with that long period, and it’s a reef setup so the lines should be good. The combined energy is strong at 1263. The crowd factor is “often,” so don’t expect to have it to yourself, but for that quality, it’s worth sharing.

Friday morning holds up too, with a touch more size at 6 ft from the south and a very long 16-second period. Winds are light easterly, keeping it clean, and the energy jumps to 1504. Still a cracker for those who can handle it.

After that, the swell starts to back off. Saturday, August 22nd, has some small clean waves, 4 ft in the morning and dropping to 4 ft by afternoon with glassy conditions – ideal for a longboard or a funboard session, but nothing to get too excited about.

From Sunday into the middle of the following week, it goes quiet. We’ve got a few days of small, weak swell and onshore winds. There’s a gap there with nothing worth paddling out for until Thursday, August 28th. That day, the south swell bumps back up to 4 ft with a 16-second period, and we get moderate offshore winds from the north-northeast. The energy reads 687 – a moderate, punchy pulse. Friday is similar, slightly smaller but still clean with offshore wind. That’s your second-week window, but it’s a bit less certain looking that far out.

The tail end of the period, from August 30th into September, looks grim. Southerly winds crank up to 18-22 mph, rain, and messy onshore conditions. The swell tries to build again, but with that wind, it’s a no-go for paddling – might get the kitesurfers stoked, but not us.

So, the standout is clear: Thursday, August 21st through Friday, August 22nd at Blacks Reef. Clean, solid groundswell, the right wind, and the reef will do its thing. For the second week, keep an eye on Friday, August 28th – promising, but don’t book the day off work just yet.

Rusty.

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