Surf Forecasts:
Centreville Beach surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SW swell with 567 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Centreville Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Centreville Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Centreville Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, checking in on Centreville Beach. Let's be straight with you – the next two weeks are looking pretty grim for any decent surf. The forecast is a long, drawn-out stretch of poor conditions, with nothing that I'd call a winner.
We start off this Saturday the 15th with some small, junky swell. The water is sitting at 55°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a decent wetsuit. The swell is 2ft from the SSW with a very long period of 18 seconds, giving us moderate wave energy (524), but it's all messy. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze, chopping everything up. It's a no-go right from the start. This pattern of small, cross-onshore, and choppy surf just keeps repeating day after day. The swell height doesn't get over 3ft for the first week and a half, and the wind never really cleans up. The combined energy fluctuates between weak and moderate (144 to 709), but every single entry in the report says "poor surf conditions." It's a total washout.
There's a slight shift around the end of the month. On Wednesday the 26th, we see a bump in swell to 4ft from the NW, but the period drops to a short 8 seconds, and the wind is still cross-onshore. That's a recipe for weak, bumpy closeouts. Then Thursday the 28th morning brings the biggest combined energy we see at 709, with a 4ft swell from the S, but again, the onshore wind manages to ruin it. Because the wind is always cross-onshore or onshore, and the setup is a beach break, this whole period honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For the rest of the forecast into the end of August, the story is the same: small, choppy, and not worth paddling out for.
The takeaway? There's simply nothing to get excited about. Centreville Beach is a blank run for the next 16 days. If you're desperate, you'll have to hope the forecasts change, because right now, it's a stay-at-home kind of fortnight.
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 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 16 | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 521 | 376 | 496 | 483 | 309 | 305 | 309 | 309 | 214 | 272 | 261 | 213 | 275 | 279 | 229 | 175 | 211 | 180 | 118 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | 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 |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.89m | 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 | 8:03AM-0.02m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 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 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 521 | 376 | 496 | 483 | 186 | 175 | 154 | 150 | 214 | 272 | 261 | 213 | 229 | 246 | 229 | 170 | 71 | 54 | 47 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 251 | 64 | 61 | 31 | 29 | 309 | 305 | 309 | 309 | 19 | 107 | 137 | 164 | 186 | 279 | 186 | 175 | 167 | 112 | 117 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | W 21 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 273 | 22 | 85 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 81 | 18 | 65 | 85 | 275 | 9 | 54 | 58 | 211 | 180 | 118 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 68 | 257 | 362 | — | 153 | 122 | 99 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 67 | 38 | 131 | 67 | 19 | 132 | 131 | 19 | 131 | 70 | 19 | 38 | 452 | 19 | 131 | 70 | 67 | 131 | 70 | 19 |
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