Middles/Generals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming up for Middles/Generals. It’s a fairly consistent spot, exposed to the east-southeast, and right now it’s a bit of a waiting game.

First up, straight off the bat, we’ve got a quiet start. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are a write-off – the wind is a fresh cross-shore breeze at 19 mph, and the swell is messy and weak. The water is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

We roll through Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th, and the swell bumps up a little, but the wind stays a fresh cross-shore around 19 to 22 mph, keeping things lumpy and uninviting. The energy is moderate (883 to 940) but it’s just not clean enough to get excited about.

Friday the 14th sees the swell climb to 7 ft to 7 ft from the east-northeast, with a short period of 7 to 8 seconds. That’s a lot of water moving quickly, but with a fresh cross-shore wind, it’s going to be a bumpy, closed-out mess. Not your day.

Now, Saturday the 15th gets interesting, but not in a good way for most. The swell hits 8 ft from the east-northeast, and the energy jumps to 1161 in the morning. That’s solid, but it’s too big for beginners and borderline for intermediates. The wind is still a fresh cross-shore, so it’s not clean. In the afternoon, the period stretches to 11 seconds and the energy spikes to 2026, but the wind stays cross – it’s going to be a powerful, lumpy beast.

The standout, and the only real window, is Sunday the 16th. The swell pushes 12 ft to 13 ft from the east-northeast, with a long period of 12 to 13 seconds. The energy is huge – 4562 to 5494. The wind swings to a cross-offshore breeze (NNW and WNW) at 16 to 19 mph, and the report says conditions are clean. This is a serious, expert-only groundswell. The wave size, the long period, and the clean conditions mean it will be a proper session, but only if you’ve got the experience. It’s going to be big, powerful, and fast. Crowds are often here, so expect company.

From Monday the 17th onwards, the swell drops off and the wind turns cross-onshore, so it’s back to average or poor conditions through to the end of the forecast. The rest of the run is a mixed bag of small to moderate swell with fresh cross-shore winds, nothing that’s going to make you rush for your board.

So, if you’re an expert, Sunday the 16th is the day. The rest of the 16-day window is a whole lot of “maybe next time.”

Rusty

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