Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for Centreville Beach.

To be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the first proper surf that’s even worth talking about doesn't show up until Friday the 17th of July, and even then it’s a real mixed bag. The pattern is dominated by choppy, cross-onshore winds that are making a mess of what little swell we get. Most of the time, the conditions are poor, with the wind just ruining the surface. There’s a couple of days that might get the heart beating a bit faster, but you’ve got to pick your moments.

The best bet on offer is actually over the weekend. Saturday the 18th of July has the most going for it. The morning brings a clean, unidentified wind state, likely offshore given the `on` wind label, with a 3ft swell from the WNW at a long 16 seconds. The combined wave energy is moderate to strong at 1072. It’s an exposed beach break, so that long period will mean sets with real push, but they might be a bit walled up. This is the closest we get to a standout. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 6ft from the NW, but the period drops to a short 8 seconds and the cross-onshore wind comes back, making it choppy again. If you can get out Saturday morning, that’s your window.

After that, the wind stays a problem. Sunday the 19th has a sizeable 7ft swell from the NW in the morning, but with a short period and onshore wind, it’s going to be a bumpy, closed-out mess—strictly for the experienced crew. That afternoon it drops back down and swings around.

There’s a flicker of hope much later. Friday the 24th of July in the afternoon shows a 3ft swell from the SW with a very long 24-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 1118. The wind is cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy, but that kind of period is pure groundswell—it’ll have serious grunt and better shape, though at a beach break it might jack up and close out. Still, worth a look.

The very end of the run, Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st of July, has the wind easing off. The morning of the 31st sees a light 3 mph breeze from the WSW with a 3ft SW swell (15-second period). The combined energy is weak to moderate at 531. It’s still cross-onshore but with only small wind ripples, so the surface might clean up enough for a fun little session on the longboard.

Honestly, mate, it’s a lean run. There are long gaps between anything decent. The conditions just aren't cooperating for clean, quality waves. Keep an eye on that Saturday morning and the end of the month, but don’t expect any world-beaters.

Rusty.

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