Surf Forecasts:
Centreville Beach surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 534 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW 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 Thursday (Aug 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m 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 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Centreville Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what Centreville Beach is serving up over the next couple of weeks. I've got to be straight with you from the get-go: the first week is a bit of a write-off. We're looking at a pretty grim stretch of small, cross-onshore slop for most of it, so don't be in any rush to grab your board just yet.
The first decent glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Saturday the 15th of August. Even then, it's only marginal. We're talking chest to head-high sets pushing in at around 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 18 seconds. That's a proper groundswell, but the cross-on breeze from the SW is going to chop it up a bit. The wave energy is moderate, sitting around 590 (moderate wave energy). It's not going to be a classic session, but it'll be the first thing worth paddling out for in a week. The crowd factor is "sometimes" here, so you might have a few mates out, but it won't be a zoo.
The real standout, the one I'm getting a bit excited about, looks like Wednesday the 19th of August. We've got a solid pulse of WNW swell hitting around 6ft. That's a size that will have the experts grinning, but it's pushing into the too-big-for-beginners zone. The period drops to 12 seconds, so it's not a super-long groundswell, but there's plenty of grunt. The combined wave energy is strong, clocking in at 1298 (strong wave energy). The wind is light and cross-on from the NNW, so while it won't be glassy, it'll be surfable. Just be aware, the previous days will be a write-off, so this is the one to circle on the calendar. The water temp is sitting at 55°F, which is 2°F colder than average for this time of year – a bit nippier than usual.
After that, the swell drops off quickly through the 20th and 21st, and we're back into small, choppy conditions for the rest of the run. The quality fades fast. So, for Centreville Beach, there's not much to write home about for the next week, but that Wednesday the 19th is your best bet if you're an experienced surfer looking for some power.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 173 | 223 | 166 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 97 | 197 | 194 | 140 | 163 | 161 | 157 | 193 | 291 | 146 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:57PM2.01m | 10:29AM1.39m | 9:04PM2.08m | 11:17AM1.50m | 10:05PM2.15m | 11:58AM1.61m | 11:02PM2.17m | 12:36PM1.71m | 11:55PM2.15m | 1:13PM1.80m | 00:45AM2.06m | 1:48PM1.86m | 1:35AM1.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM-0.22m | 2:59PM1.06m | 4:32AM-0.35m | 4:07PM0.95m | 5:21AM-0.42m | 5:06PM0.81m | 6:06AM-0.42m | 6:00PM0.66m | 6:47AM-0.35m | 6:51PM0.52m | 7:26AM-0.21m | 7:41PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 9 | SW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 204 | 173 | 223 | 687 | 144 | 140 | 869 | 59 | 70 | 817 | 197 | 194 | 1233 | 163 | 1131 | 704 | 559 | 291 | 322 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 46 | 36 | 37 | 166 | 12 | 24 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 97 | 102 | 27 | 140 | 68 | 161 | 157 | 193 | 192 | 132 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 23 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | W 16 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 72 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 82 | 35 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 183 | 146 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 302 | 713 | 670 | — | 1356 | 931 | — | 1387 | 996 | — | 1261 | 909 | — | 1835 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 453 | 19 | 310 | 765 | 38 | 260 | 95 | 21 | 305 | 95 | 38 | 236 | 95 | 48 | 236 | 67 | 19 | 132 | 65 | 0 |
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