Surf Forecasts:
Centreville Beach surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 496 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Centreville Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Centreville Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty lookin' at the next couple weeks for Centreville Beach.
Honestly, mate, it's a tough stretch to get excited about. For the next week and a half, from Sunday the 16th right through to Thursday the 27th, it’s just a run of poor surf conditions. The wind is stuck in a cross-on or onshore pattern (NNW or N), creating choppy, messy surf with moderate energy levels (swell energy between 149 and 630). The swell is there, mostly from the SW and coming in around 1ft to 4ft, but the wind just ruins it. Even with a longer period groundswell (16 to 19 seconds) on some days, the clean shape just isn't there. You'd be battling the chop all session, not the wave. There’s nothing worth paddling out for here in the first nine days.
The only faint glimmer, and I mean faint, pops up much further down the line, on Friday the 28th. The morning shows a pulse of NW swell hitting 8ft with a period of 9 seconds and a big jump in energy (1231), and the afternoon is similar at 8ft. The forecast notes it as “marginal,” which mostly comes down to that cross-on wind. For a beach break, this size and short-period combo with moderate cross-onshore wind will be a washing machine. Honestly, unless you’ve got a big kite and a death wish, this setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s too big (over 8ft) for most and the wind makes it an expert-only mess. After that brief pulse, it drops right back to small, poor, cross-on slop through the end of the month.
So, for the full 16 days, there isn't a single standout, no clean windows. It's a blank run. The water temp anomaly isn't mentioned here, so no special news on that front.
Keep the board in the car, but don't bother waxing it up just yet. Forecasts can change, but this one looks like a long, quiet stretch.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
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376 | 496 | 483 | 309 | 305 | 309 | 309 | 206 | 272 | 264 | 213 | 272 | 279 | 225 | 175 | 211 | 208 | 118 | 98 | |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.75m | 2:58PM1.89m | 3:20AM1.56m | 3:34PM1.86m | 4:20AM1.39m | 4:11PM1.80m | 5:32AM1.25m | 4:54PM1.73m | 7:04AM1.19m | 5:46PM1.67m | 8:42AM1.21m | 6:50PM1.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.35m | 8:39AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.32m | 9:15AM0.45m | 10:16PM0.32m | 9:51AM0.69m | 11:16PM0.33m | 10:32AM0.91m | 00:22AM0.34m | 11:24AM1.08m | 1:33AM0.31m | 12:38PM1.18m | 2:40AM0.25m | ||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | |
8:15 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
376 | 496 | 483 | 163 | 198 | 189 | 309 | 206 | 272 | 264 | 213 | 286 | 203 | 225 | 170 | 83 | 62 | 66 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 8 | SSW 17 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
61 | 47 | 29 | 309 | 305 | 309 | 33 | 119 | 107 | 137 | 164 | 186 | 242 | 186 | 175 | 164 | 115 | 88 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
85 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 47 | 18 | 85 | 85 | 272 | 279 | 54 | 58 | 211 | 208 | 118 | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 68 | 70 | — | — | — | 175 | 153 | 99 | 344 | 408 | — | — | 137 | 126 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 131 | 67 | 19 | 62 | 131 | 19 | 131 | 70 | 19 | 95 | 70 | 19 | 306 | 131 | 19 | 131 | 452 | 19 |
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Information about the Centreville Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Centreville Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Centreville Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Centreville Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Centreville Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Centreville Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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