Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Looking at the next stretch, it’s a bit of a flat spell for us at the moment. There’s nothing showing for the first few days, and we’ll be staring at a pretty ordinary run until things start to wake up. We’ve got a long gap with no real surf on offer, so don’t get too keen just yet.

Centreville Beach is where we’ve got to focus, and honestly, the early week is grim. Tuesday arvo’s got a tiny 1ft of southwest swell but it’s cross-on and weak, just a bit of chop. The water’s sitting at 54°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year—nothing crazy, but you’ll feel it. The energy is weak, only at 80. Not worth the paddle.

Wednesday morning pushes up a bit with 5ft from the northwest, but the period is short at 8 seconds, and it’s cross-shore. The energy jumps to 439, but it’s messy. Afternoon drops to 5ft, still cross, still average. It’s all just poor surf conditions, nothing you’d get excited about.

Thursday and Friday keep the swell tiny, under 2ft, with cross-on winds and periods ranging 13 to 18 seconds. The energy is still low to moderate, but the waves just aren’t coming together. It’s choppy and soft. Saturday and Sunday are the same story—small, cross-on, and poor. We’re looking at a solid five or six days of nothing worth your time.

Come Monday the 14th, the morning has a bit of offshore wind (NW at 6 mph) and 2ft of southwest swell, but it’s still rated poor. The energy’s at 335, but it’s just not enough to do anything with. The rest of that week stays under 2ft, cross-on and messy.

Now, here’s where we finally see a glimmer. Saturday the 15th afternoon starts to show something a bit better. Swell bumps up to 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 16 seconds. The energy gets into strong territory at 846. It’s still cross-on, but there’s some push behind it. Sunday the 16th morning holds similar size, 3ft at 16 seconds, energy at 552. It’s not perfect, but at least the ocean’s waking up.

The real highlight, though, comes on Wednesday the 19th. The afternoon at Centreville Beach starts to look like the pick of the whole run. The swell is 3ft from the WNW with a 13-second period, and the wind finally swings to a light cross-off at 6 mph. For the first time, we’re seeing clean conditions. The energy is strong at 455, and this is the standout. The direction matches up with what the spot likes, and that light offshore wind is going to keep it glassy. Early morning that day is also marginal, but the arvo is the one to aim for.

A note on that 19th: it’s more than a week out, so treat it as promising rather than locked in. But if it holds, that’s your window. The rest of the stretch is pretty flat, so don’t hold your breath.

Signing off, Rusty.

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