Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've just had a good look at the charts for the next sixteen days. Honestly, mate, it's a pretty bleak stretch for Duckpool Bay. We’re looking at a real flat spell with nothing on offer that’s worth paddling out for. The whole period is a write-off for any decent sessions. It’s one of those runs where the ocean just isn't cooperating for paddle surfing.

Let's start at the beginning. Saturday the 11th of July kicks off with a tiny 2ft swell from the west, but it's a weak 41 combined energy. The morning has a moderate offshore ENE breeze at 12 mph, which is clean, but the wave comment says it’s "very ordinary conditions," and the score is a zero. That afternoon, it drops even more to 1ft. It's just not there.

Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th are a complete write-off. We are looking at basically no swell – 0.3ft. Monday morning even has a 19-second period from the southwest, but with that tiny height, it's just a ripple. The wind is a fresh offshore breeze at 25 mph on Monday morning, which the data calls "strong offshore and clean but hard to paddle into." You'd be fighting the wind more than surfing anything.

Through the middle of the week, Tuesday the 14th to Thursday the 16th, we see a tiny bump up to 0.7ft and then 1ft, but it’s all classified as "poor surf conditions." The wind is all over the place – offshore, cross-off, and then on Thursday it swings onshore from the WSW with rain. Not a single score above zero.

Moving into the following weekend, Friday the 17th sees more of the same – 1.0ft with a gentle cross-onshore breeze. Saturday the 18th has the swell bumping just a little to 3ft, but the period is a woeful 5 seconds from the NNW, creating a messy, choppy cross-onshore wind condition. The combined energy is still weak at 43. That’s not surfing, that’s a washing machine.

The second week is no better. From Sunday the 19th right through to Sunday the 26th of July, every single entry is marked "poor surf conditions." We get a bit of a rise around the 22nd with a 4ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is onshore at 16 mph, the period is a short 5 seconds, and the score is zero. That kind of setup with a beach break and onshore wind is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The combined energy does hit a moderate 108 on the Wednesday afternoon, but it's blown out and messy with rain showers.

So, the bottom line is there is no standout. There is no good surf on offer across the entire sixteen days. It’s a proper drought for Duckpool Bay. The water temp feels about average for this time of year, but you won't be in it long enough to notice. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, don’t bother getting the board wet.

Rusty.

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