Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a bit of a tough watch. There’s a massive dry spell to start with, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.

The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t roll in until Thursday the 13th of August. The whole first week is a write-off—tiny waves, poor conditions, and a lot of wind. You’d be wasting your time.

Let’s talk about Duckpool Bay. It’s an exposed spot, so it’s always going to get what’s coming, but it’s been inconsistent lately. For the first few days, we’re looking at waves under 3 ft, mostly from the W or WNW, with short periods of 6–9 seconds. The wind is just a mess; mostly cross-onshore or onshore, chopping everything up. The combined swell energy is weak, barely making it out of double digits (94 down to 9). Not a ripple worth paddling for.

Then, on Thursday morning the 13th, things wake up. The wind goes glassy from the SW, and we get a clean 4 ft swell from the WSW, period 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 245 (moderate wave energy). The guidance says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the standout of the whole forecast window. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, and on a spot that’s been struggling, that’s a beautiful thing. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have company, but it won’t be a circus.

The water temp is about average for the time of year—nothing unusual there, so a spring suit will be fine.

After that, it gets messy again. The rest of the window is mostly cross-on winds and onshore winds, with the swell staying around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the quality drops off. The combined energy stays moderate (up to 187) but the period is short (8 seconds) and the wind just ruins it. The morning of Tuesday the 18th offers a brief moment of clean, cross-offshore wind with 2 ft from the W, but it’s weak and inconsistent—just a little something to keep you from going stir-crazy.

If you’re a beginner, the morning of the 13th is the only time the size is safe (4 ft), and it’s glassy. Anything over 8 ft never shows up, so experts won’t have much to get excited about. The set-ups are a beach break, so the long period swells (like the 12-second one on Sunday the 9th) would be too straight and better suited to a point or reef, but that day has zero size anyway.

So, to sum it up: Thursday morning the 13th of August is your one and only shot. That glassy 4 ft from the WSW is the best of the bunch. The rest is a long wait for small, choppy leftovers.

Rusty.

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