Middles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee and let me be straight with you. Looking at the whole run ahead, I gotta be honest – it’s a grim picture. We’ve got a solid 16-day window to work with, but there just isn’t a single standout session to get excited about. The swell is weak and short-period, the wind is nearly always from the wrong quarter, and what little energy we see is mushy and messy. Don’t waste your time chasing waves in this stretch unless you’ve got a kite.

Right now, starting from Sunday, August 30th, it’s just ugly. Morning sees a 6 ft cross-on easterly wind at 19 mph, and the swell combo clocks in at a moderate 343 energy. It’s lumpy, bumpy, and basically a write-off. Into the afternoon, it actually gets bigger – 7 ft – but the wind stays onshore and choppy with a moderate 638 energy. That swell height is getting into the too-big-for-beginners zone, but the quality is so bad it doesn’t even matter.

Monday, August 31st, doesn’t offer any real hope. The morning has a 6 ft swell at 10 seconds, but the cross-shore wind at 3 mph leaves a light bump on the surface (552 energy). The afternoon looks worse with a switch to a 5 ft cross-on breeze. By Tuesday, September 1st, we drop to 4 ft swell with a cross-shore wind, and the energy falls below 200. It’s just not surfable.

The entire first week of September is a flat, windy mess. From September 2nd through to September 6th, we are looking at tiny swell – mostly under 3 ft and rarely breaking 4 ft – with a persistent cross or cross-onshore wind from the ENE. The energy levels are scraping the bottom of the barrel, with readings like 38, 43, and 57. It’s a long, blank stretch.

Finally, on Sunday, September 6th, there’s a tiny flicker. By late afternoon, the wind turns offshore from the SSE at 9 mph. The swell is still a weak 3 ft from the ENE with an 8-second period, but the offshore wind cleans the surface up nicely (115 energy). It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” If you’re desperate and have a longboard, you could paddle out, but it is not a standout by any stretch of the imagination.

After that, from September 7th into the second week, it’s back to the same story. Swell stays small to moderate (3 ft to 6 ft) with cross-shore or cross-onshore ENE winds, sometimes hitting 19-22 mph, making it choppy and lumpy. The combined energy rarely gets into the moderate range, hovering around triple digits but never delivering any quality. By September 12th and into the 14th, we’re talking swells down to 1 ft, with energy barely hitting 50. It’s flat, and it’s staying flat.

Honestly, this is a 16-day stretch that doesn’t deserve a wax job. For paddle surfing, there’s nothing here to rush for. If you’ve got a kite and a strong wind tolerance, some of those afternoons with solid 19 mph cross-onshores might get your interest, but for the rest of us, it’s a long, quiet wait until something proper shows up in the charts.

Rusty

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