Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, and to be honest, the start is pretty grim. We’ve got some swell moving through, but the wind is just going to wreck it for a while. It’s going to be a case of waiting it out and picking your moments.

The first real chance of anything halfway decent doesn’t come until Thursday the 17th of September. Centreville Beach is showing a 6ft NW swell, but the wind is going to be light and cross-shore. It’ll be a bit lumpy, and the tide could be a pain, but it’s the first sign of life. However, it’s not the best, and you’ll be surfing for the sake of it.

Then we hit a real flat spell. From Friday the 18th right through to Tuesday the 22nd, the swell drops right off to under 3ft. The energy is weak and the period is long, so nothing’s really going to be breaking properly. This is a stretch where you’re better off doing something else. It’s a solid five-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The standout window is Wednesday the 23rd through Thursday the 24th of September. On the 23rd, we see a pulse of NW swell around 8ft, and the morning is still a bit cross-shore, but the afternoon turns it on. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore, the water cleans up, and there’s a decent 4ft wave with a 10-second period. That’s clean, but it's not the main event.

Thursday the 24th is the one to circle. The swell jumps up to 10ft from the NW, and with a SSW cross-offshore breeze, this is going to be firing. The energy reading is huge – 1349 – and the conditions are described as clean. Now, before you get too excited, bear in mind this is an advanced break, and with 10ft of swell, this is not for the faint-hearted. This is expert territory. Too big for beginners, and even for a lot of regulars, it’s going to be a serious session. But if you’ve got the skills, this is the best looking surf of the whole forecast.

Friday the 25th drops off a bit, with 8ft in the morning, but the wind is onshore and it turns messy. From there, it fades out through the weekend and into the start of the next week, with the wind staying cross-onshore and the waves dropping back to around the 3-4ft mark.

So, to be honest, there’s one real standout here, and that’s Thursday the 24th. The rest is either flat or too wind-blown to get excited about. The long-period swells in the middle are mostly too weak, and the breaks are too straight to do anything with.

This is a patch where you need to be patient. If you’re an experienced surfer, that Thursday is your window. For everyone else, it’s probably a good time to stay dry and wait for something better.

Rusty.

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