Middles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's switch it over to the old-school numbers for the crew who think in feet and miles.

We're looking at a long, dry spell to kick things off. From Monday the 13th right through to the end of the week, it's mostly flat or just tiny, messy dribble. The swell energy is way down, barely getting into double digits, and what little swell is coming in from the ESE is short-period stuff, around 8 seconds. That's just not gonna push any real shape into the beach. The wind is a mixed bag too, but mostly cross-off, which isn't doing us any favours when there's almost no swell to work with. You're looking at a solid week of nothing worth paddling out for.

Alright, the first real glimmer of hope comes in the middle of the following week. We start to see a little bump in the combined energy, climbing up to the 60s and 70s around Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd. The swell is still pretty small, only about 3ft to 3ft, and that period is short, barely 5 or 6 seconds. It's a weak, windswelly type of energy. The wind is the thing that could make it barely rideable—on the morning of the 22nd we get a light offshore from the WSW, which will keep it clean. But don't kid yourself, it's "surfable but very ordinary" at best.

The only real standout, and I'm saying this with caution, is a stretch from Saturday the 25th through Sunday the 26th. The swell is still tiny, around 2ft to 2ft, and it's coming from the E/ESE. But the period ticks up a bit to 7 or 8 seconds, and more importantly, we get a consistent, clean offshore wind from the SW and WSW. The combined energy on the 26th climbs to 51 and then 68—that's still weak energy, but it’s the best we've got. The water temp is sitting at a warm 85°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Middles is the spot to look at. It's a fairly consistent break, exposed to the swell, and it likes an NNE wind. What we're getting is a clean offshore, which is a major positive. The swell is small, so it'll be a longboard or a funboard session. The crowd can show up sometimes, but with these tiny waves, it won't be a zoo. Just don't expect anything with any power.

After that, the last few days of the outlook into the 28th drop off again. The energy fades back into the 30s, and the swell stays tiny. It's a classic case of a long, slow start, one small window of barely-surfable but clean conditions, and then a fade-out. The forecasts can change, but as it stands, this is a quiet stretch.

Rusty.

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