Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve looked over the charts for Centreville Beach and I gotta be straight with ya—this stretch of the next couple weeks is gonna be a tough one. We’ve got a long, dry spell on our hands. There isn’t a single day that’s really worth paddling out for, at least not if you want clean, fun waves. The whole 16-day forecast is a bust for quality surf.

We start off Friday the 3rd of July, and right away it’s not pretty. A 6 ft swell from the NW, but it’s a short-period windswell at 7 seconds and bumpy with a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the NNW at 12 mph. Nothing but choppy, poor conditions. That carries right on through Saturday the 4th, with swell even pushing 7 ft and a period of 8 seconds, but same story—cross-onshore wind, messy surf. That kind of size with that wind is only for the hardcore, and even then it’s ugly.

Sunday the 5th sees a drop to a 2 ft swell from the SW, but the period jumps to 14 seconds. That long-period energy could’ve been nice, but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and poor. The combined energy is weak (228 on Sunday morning). It’s still poor surf.

Monday the 6th brings a slight lift to 7 ft from the NW with a 9-second period, and combined energy climbs to 846—moderate energy. But again, it’s cross-onshore and the surf is described as marginal at best. On Monday afternoon, the onshore wind gets up to 9 mph, and the energy hits 1003, but the quality just isn’t there. That’s a lot of water moving, but without clean wind, it’s just a washing machine.

From Tuesday the 7th right through to Saturday the 18th of July, it’s a long, sad run. The swell stays small, mostly around 2 ft to 4 ft, with periods mostly between 14 and 20 seconds—some of that is genuine groundswell—but the wind remains a relentless cross-onshore from the north or north-northwest, 9 to 16 mph, every single day. The combined energy barely cracks 500 most days. It’s all consistently rated “poor surf conditions,” with zero scores across the board.

Look, Centreville Beach is an exposed spot, and the optimum swell direction is SW, which we do see a few times, but the wind is just never our friend here during this stretch. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual to report.

So what’s the call? There is no standout, not a single session I’d recommend. This is just one of those blank runs where it’s not worth fighting the wind. If you’re desperate and the wind ever clocks offshore, there might be a window, but based on what I see, you’d be better off grabbing a beer and watching the forecast change. Keep an eye on it—these things don’t last forever.

Rusty.

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