Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk surf at Centreville Beach. The first week is a bit of a bust, but I see some real promise later on. Get ready for a wait, because the good stuff is coming.

For the first week, the wind is a problem. It’s cross-onshore and choppy through the whole weekend, starting on the 11th September with 12 mph winds from the north-northwest and a messy 1ft SW swell at 16 seconds. The wave energy is moderate, generally in the 500 to 700 range, but the quality rating is poor or just marginal. The 14th of September brings a larger 2ft NW swell, but it’s only 8 seconds and still windy, so it’s a choppy, frothy mess for experts only.

There’s a dry spell from the 15th to the 20th, with tiny swell and no real shape.

The turnaround starts on Monday afternoon, 21st September. The wind goes glassy. A clean 0.9ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period. That’s long-period energy – 517 on the combined reading – and no wind means smooth, peeling waves.

The real standouts, though, are Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th. We’ve got light cross-offshore winds from the south-southwest, just a gentle breeze, keeping everything clean. The swell is a consistent 0.8ft, but with a 16-second period, that’s proper groundswell push. Wave energy builds from 507 to 609. On Thursday afternoon the swell switches to 1ft from the west-northwest at 13 seconds, and the energy jumps to 881 – that’s solid, moderate-strong energy with clean conditions.

Then Friday morning 25th September is another gem: glassy conditions and a 1ft WNW swell with 11-second period. A full-on clean session.

So the first week is a write-off, but the second half of the 16-day window has some true peak conditions. The best of the bunch is 23rd, 24th, and 25th September. The water temperature is about average for this time of year. Crowds are possible here, so get out early.

Rusty.

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