Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Centreville Beach over the next sixteen days.

Mate, I’ve gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run. The whole period is plagued by onshore and cross-onshore winds, which are just chewing up what little swell we’ve got. The waves are mostly small, and that wind keeps everything choppy and messy. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

From Monday the 7th through to Sunday the 13th of September, it’s all poor surf conditions. Swell is tiny, between 2 ft and 3 ft, with periods that are all over the shop. The wind is a constant N to NNW breeze between 6 and 16 mph, always cross-onshore, so it’s just blown-out dribble. The combined energy is weak to moderate, bouncing around the 200s and 600s, but the quality just isn’t there. Not worth paddling out.

The first glimmer of something bigger shows up on Sunday the 13th, with the swell jumping to 6 ft from the NW. But that’s a short-period, messy windswell at 8-9 seconds, and that cross-onshore wind is still hammering it. The combined energy is strong at 751, but it’s just a messy, choppy wall. Too big for beginners, but even for experienced surfers it’s a gritty, blown-out day.

Monday the 14th has 7 ft of NW swell in the morning, with the wind going onshore for a bit. That first session might have some size, but with that 8-second period and onshore wind, it’s a full-on battle. The afternoon is still cross-onshore and poor. Not the day for a classic session.

Tuesday the 15th morning is your best bet of the whole window, if you can call it that. Swell drops to 4 ft, still from the NW, with a light 6 mph wind from the NW that’s onshore. It’s marginal, but the combined energy is moderate at 390, and with a period of 7 seconds it’s a bit cleaner than the days before. The afternoon fades back to poor.

After that, from Wednesday the 16th to the end of the period, it’s back to tiny, poor conditions. Swell never gets above 3 ft, mostly from the SW with long periods (16-20 seconds), which means it’s a long-period groundswell. That can be good at a reef or point, but for Centreville Beach, that long period just makes the little waves break straight and fat. Combined energy stays moderate to strong, up in the 900s on the 21st, but the swell height is too small to make anything of it, and the wind is still cross-onshore. The last few days are all poor surf, nothing to get excited about.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best chance is Tuesday morning, September 15th, with that 4 ft NW swell and light onshore winds. It’s marginal, but compared to the rest, it’s your best crack. The swell is small enough for intermediate surfers, but the wind is still onshore, so don’t expect perfection. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, so you might have company, but it’s not like anyone’s hooting and hollering about this run.

If you’re a kite surfer, the bigger days on the 13th and 14th might look more interesting with that strong wind and cross-onshore angle, but for paddle surfing, it’s a lean two weeks.

Rusty.

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