Middle river wedge
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 184kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 177kJ
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 171kJ
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 353kJ
- Wind
- WNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 435kJ
- Wind
- S 14 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 233kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 112kJ
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 130, too small
- Mon 256, fair
- Tue 343, poor
- Wed 441, poor
- Thu 537, poor
- Fri 632, poor
- Sat 773, good
- Sun 829, too small
- Mon 95, too small
- Tue 1018, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 56, fair | 3 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 184kJ | offshorewind from the south, 9 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 43, poor | 3 ft10 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 177kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, poor | 4 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 171kJ | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 37, poor | 5 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 353kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 32, poor | 5 ft10 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 435kJ | offshorewind from the south, 14 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 73, good | 4 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 233kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 112kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 18, poor | 4 ft9 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 251kJ | wind from the west, 14 knots | 17°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 07:05 +0.5 mLow 22:00 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 07:37 +0.4 mLow 21:39 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 08:08 +0.2 mLow 21:10 −0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About Middle river wedge
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (336°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (156°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Middle River, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,950–US$3,700 each
about US$1,950–US$3,700 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$985–US$2,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,950–US$3,700 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Middle River
5 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Middle River its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 31h 20m
About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 3h by road
Flights MDW → ADL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.