Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I've been staring at the charts for Centreville Beach a long time. Honestly, it's a bit of a rough stretch coming up for this exposed stretch of sand.

The first bit of hope we get shows up this Saturday morning, the 12th. It's small, with a 3ft swell rolling in from the southwest, but it's packing some proper energy and a long 14-second period. The wind is light and offshore from the northwest, so the morning session could actually be pretty tidy. But it's labelled as marginal, so temper expectations. By Saturday afternoon, things get even better. The swell bumps up to 3ft, still from the SW, and the wind goes glassy. That afternoon window on the 12th is honestly your best chance for a clean, cruisey wave.

Sunday the 13th starts with a bit more size at 4ft, but the period drops to a short 8 seconds and the wind swings onshore. It gets messy, and by the afternoon it's a no-go. Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are write-offs with poor conditions and choppy, cross-onshore winds. There's a bit of a gap there where it's just not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 16th brings a bit more size back, with a 7ft swell from the northwest, but it's short-period again and the conditions are questionable. It's not clean. The rest of that week and into the next is a frustrating pattern: moderate to fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy, choppy surf. For a beach break like this, that's a recipe for a tough paddle and closeout waves. The swell energy does spike up into the four digits on the 25th and 26th, with some solid 7ft NW swell, but the wind is howling at 18-22 mph, making it a complete mess. That setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Honestly, the standout window is that Saturday afternoon the 12th. Get out there between the morning and afternoon sessions, or even better, the glassy afternoon. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no worries there. After that, it's a long run of poor. There's a glimmer on Friday the 18th afternoon with a glassy surface and a long 19-second groundswell, but it's tiny at 2ft. It might be worth a look on a longboard, but don't expect much. It's one of those stretches where a blank run is a bit more normal for this area, but forecasts can always change.

Stay patient. Rusty.

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