Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is gonna be a tough-looking 16-day stretch for Centreville Beach.

The first bit of surf we see is actually the best of the whole run, but even that is a bit of a struggle. It kicks off Saturday the 25th with a light NNW breeze that’s actually *onshore*, so the surface is clean but not glassy. Swell is 4 ft from the SW, with a period of 21 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which usually packs a punch but can be tricky at a beach break like this – it might just close out or barrel too straight. Water is sitting at about 54°, and it’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so bring the thick rubber. The combined swell energy is strong (1175), but the score says it’s marginal. A couple of waves could be had, but you’ll be working for them.

Sunday the 26th sees the swell hold similar size at about 4 ft, still from the SW, but the wind swings to a cross-onshore breeze at 9 mph. It gets a bit bumpy and choppy. The energy stays strong on Sunday morning (1197) but drops a bit by the afternoon (1018). Honestly, it’s not pretty.

Monday the 27th keeps that same story: around 4 ft to 4 ft, SW, and cross-onshore winds at 9 mph. Choppy conditions continue. Still a fair amount of energy in the water (905 to 1246), but with that onshore wind, it’s a messy, lumpy wave.

From Tuesday the 28th onwards, it really goes downhill. The swell doesn’t disappear entirely, but the wind picks up to 12-16 mph, and it stays cross-onshore for days on end. The swell drops from around 3 ft down to about 1 ft by early August, and the periods shorten up, meaning weak, short-period slop. The combined energy readings fall from low three-digit numbers down to two-digit numbers – real weak stuff. Conditions are consistently described as poor.

From the 31st of July all the way through to the 9th of August, there’s nothing worth paddling for. The swell is tiny (1 ft to 2 ft), winds are strong and onshore, and the energy is basically gone. It’s a blank run of about 10 days with no real surf.

If you’re desperate, the standouts are Saturday the 25th morning and maybe Sunday the 26th morning for the biggest swell of the run, but don’t expect much. For the rest of it, you’re better off on land. The set-up here at Centreville Beach with steady onshore winds and reasonable swell early on isn’t ideal for the board. In fact, with that consistent cross-onshore wind and a beach/reef set-up, the whole first week looks more appealing for kite surfing than anything you’d want to paddle into.

Rusty.

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