Middleton Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Middleton Point over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, the first few days of the forecast period are a bit of a write-off. Monday the 7th is a non-starter, with a weak, messy swell and cross-onshore winds – not worth paddling out for. The first real chance of a wave comes on the morning of Tuesday the 8th. The swell has built to a solid 7ft from the SSW, with a very long period of 17 seconds. That's a lot of energy in the water (3758), and the wind is dead calm, glassy, perfect. This is a long-period groundswell, so it's going to be a bit walled-up at this point break, but for experienced surfers, that morning will be the cleanest and best of the whole week. The water temperature is 58°F, which is about average for the time of year, so a 3/2mm steamer is all you'll need.

The swell keeps building into Wednesday the 9th, but the wind goes to hell – a strong onshore direction making it lumpy and un-surfable. That solid 10ft to 13ft SSW swell is just going to be a blown-out mess. Thursday the 10th has a similar problem: the swell is too big, pushing 12ft, and the wind is cross-onshore, making it a high-energy (5936) but messy and dangerous affair. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it's not looking fun.

We get another window on Friday the 11th morning. The swell drops back to a more manageable 8ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, and the wind is off the land at 6 mph, glassy again. The energy is still strong (3243), offering another shot at some clean, powerful waves for the experienced crew.

The rest of the first week tidies up a bit. Saturday the 12th has a smaller 6ft SSW swell with offshore winds, clean and workable. Sunday the 13th drops off further to 4ft, and by Monday the 14th, we're down to a weak, marginal 3ft. The second week opens with a pulse of new SW swell on Tuesday the 15th, but it's a short period swell (11 seconds) and the winds are messy, so nothing to get excited about.

The standout window for the second week looks to be the morning of Thursday the 17th of September. The swell is back up to a solid 8ft from the SSW with a very long 17-second period, and the wind is offshore at 6 mph, promising clean conditions. The energy is pumping (3102), making this a promising but less certain call for a good session for the experienced surfer.

After that, the swell stays big through the 21st and 22nd, but it's consistently too big for Middleton Point, with the forecast calling for 10ft to 12ft from the SSW. Even with favorable winds, this is a high-energy, expert-only proposition. It's worth noting that with that much swell and a point break setup, the currents will be serious.

Overall, the best on offer is the Tuesday morning (8th Sep) and the Friday morning (11th Sep) for the first week, and the Thursday morning (17th Sep) for the second week. Get out there if you can handle the power.

Rusty.

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