Centreville Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at Centreville Beach, and honestly, the next sixteen days are a real mixed bag with very little worth getting the boards off the roof for. The first week is almost a write-off, with constant cross-onshore winds messing up what little swell there is. You’ll see a few days where the swell bumps up, but the conditions just aren’t cooperating. The only real window of something halfway decent turns up around Wednesday, August 5th, but it’s a narrow one and not for everyone.

The water temperature here is sitting right around 55°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year – no shocking anomalies.

Let me walk you through the feast and famine.

For the first few days, right through the weekend and into Monday the 3rd, it’s depressing. Tiny swell, like 1 ft to 2 ft, with a moderate to fresh cross-onshore breeze. It’s choppy and lumpy. Not worth your time. The combined wave energy is weak, barely hitting triple digits some days (like 129 on Sunday morning). Pass.

Then we get our best chance on Wednesday, August 5th. Overnight, the wind shifts and we get a clean onshore wind from the NW at only 6 mph. The swell jumps to a solid 7 ft coming from the NW with a short period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is moderate to strong at 753. This is the only standout in the whole outlook. It’s a punchy, short-period swell that will be dumping fast. At this size, it’s for confident intermediates and advanced surfers only – beginners, stay on the sand.

The problem is, this quality is only for the morning. By the afternoon, the wave comment still shows it as “marginal” with light winds. It’s still the best we’ve got, but don’t expect perfection.

From Thursday the 6th onwards, it’s back to the grind. The swell drops off again, and that stubborn cross-onshore wind returns. There’s a bit of a pulse of NW windswell again on Saturday the 8th – getting up to 7 ft in the afternoon with short 8 second period and combined energy of 923 – but the wind is a fresh cross-on at 16 mph. It will be lumpy and messy. Kite surfers might enjoy that wind, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a nightmare.

The rest of the second week is a dull hum. Swell hangs around 1 ft to 2 ft, mostly from the SW with a long period (14-18 seconds), but the cross-onshore breeze never really lets up. There are a couple of mornings, like the 15th and 16th, where the wind goes light offshore (NNW 12-15 mph), but the swell is too small at 3 ft to 3 ft to get excited about. The combined energy gets into the moderate range (499-699) but with that size, it’s just not pushing through.

Look, this is a tough run. If you’re desperate, set your alarm for sunrise on Wednesday, August 5th. That’s your window. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Stay salty.
Rusty

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