Surf Forecasts:
Centreville Beach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, NW swell with 1,326 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Centreville Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Centreville Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Centreville Beach in the next 16 days are 2.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Centreville Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’ve got a bit of a slow burner for Centreville Beach over the next 16 days, but there’s a couple of windows worth getting excited about.
It’s a quiet start. Wednesday (2nd September) is a write-off: small, messy, cross-off winds, just poor conditions with combined wave energy of only 443 (weak). Not worth paddling out.
The first real standout hits on Thursday morning (3rd September). The swell picks up to 7 ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds, giving a moderate energy of 1225. The wind is glassy from the west – that’s a major positive. The water is a bit colder than normal at 56°. This is excellent for experienced surfers. The swell direction from the WNW lines up nicely with the optimum from the SW for this exposed beach break. Get out there early before the afternoon turns into a cross-on breeze.
Friday morning (4th September) is another solid option. Clean 7 ft NW swell (10 seconds), energy reading 1512 (moderate), with clean cross-off winds from the SSW. It’s still in the expert zone with that size, but the quality is there.
After that, the surf drops off. From Saturday (5th September) all the way through to about Wednesday (16th September) it’s a long stretch of below-par conditions. We’re looking at small, short-period, cross-on wind slop, mostly under 3 ft. The energy readings hover between 300 and 600 (weak) – it’s not going to be worth your time. The break is fairly consistent, but this is a quiet spell for the area.
The second week does have a pulse around Tuesday 14th September with 5 ft to 6 ft NW swell, but the wind is cross-on and choppy, and the energy readings (986, 1077) are moderate. It’s just not clean enough to recommend. The same goes for Wednesday 16th September – a 6 ft NW swell but with a nasty 31 mph north wind making it lumpy. That setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
Best on offer: The clear winner is Thursday morning (3rd September). The 7 ft WNW swell with glassy wind is a proper session. Friday morning (4th September) is also very good. The rest of the window is a gamble, but those two mornings are the ones to circle.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 171 | 377 | 716 | 1095 | 1219 | 804 | 609 | 475 | 502 | 430 | 480 | 377 | 309 | 268 | 257 | 320 | 324 | 229 | 219 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.94m | 5:04AM1.32m | 4:16PM1.92m | 6:34AM1.26m | 5:18PM1.89m | 8:07AM1.30m | 6:33PM1.88m | 9:17AM1.39m | 7:52PM1.90m | 10:08AM1.51m | 9:03PM1.95m | 10:48AM1.62m | 10:05PM2.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.73m | 10:38PM0.11m | 9:56AM0.92m | 11:47PM0.08m | 10:57AM1.07m | 1:04AM0.04m | 12:21PM1.15m | 2:17AM-0.04m | 1:53PM1.11m | 3:19AM-0.12m | 3:10PM0.97m | 4:12AM-0.17m | 4:11PM0.77m | 4:58AM-0.17m | |||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | S 13 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 138 | 171 | 377 | 716 | 1095 | 1219 | 804 | 609 | 373 | 260 | 225 | 164 | 190 | 177 | 183 | 143 | 104 | 91 | 109 | 219 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 197 | 85 | 31 | 414 | 86 | 534 | 614 | 600 | 475 | 502 | 430 | 480 | 377 | 309 | 268 | 257 | 320 | 324 | 229 | 120 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 130 | 165 | 95 | 147 | 101 | 94 | 82 | 120 | 81 | 102 | 66 | 37 | 118 | 153 | 214 | 211 | 140 | 118 | 111 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 19 | 191 | 131 | 21 | 131 | 67 | 19 | 67 | 310 | 19 |
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