Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, W swell with 944 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Duckpool Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Duckpool Bay in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
What’s happening at Duckpool Bay? Not much, honestly. The next 16 days are pretty bleak. The water is running warm – about 66°, which is nearly 5° above normal for this time of year – a real anomaly that tells you something’s off, but it doesn’t help the waves.
We start the week on Wednesday the 9th with some moderate energy – 5ft of W swell, but it’s short-period stuff at 8 seconds, and the wind is trashy cross-on. The combined swell energy is moderate at 299, but it’s all chop. Thursday gets worse with a fresh breeze, and by Friday the energy bumps up to 414 with 5ft of W swell at a 10-second period – still, that light cross-on wind ruins it. It’s a repeating pattern of lumpy, onshore junk.
Saturday the 12th sees a big, blown-out 7ft swell from the WSW with a 7-second period and fresh wind – that’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. Sunday the 13th is the one bright spot: offshore wind, a solid 5ft W swell with a 10-second period, and 411 energy. The report still calls it poor, but it’s the cleanest wave in the whole window. If you’re going to paddle out, that’s your chance.
After that, the second week is all downhill. Swell drops below 2ft most days, energy falls into double digits. There’s a blink of hope on Sunday the 20th when it goes glassy and a little 1ft groundswell with a 13-second period shows up – clean but tiny. Not worth the wetsuit.
The only true standout is Sunday morning the 13th – if that offshore wind holds and the 5ft swell wraps in, you might score a few proper ones. Everything else is a whole lot of nothing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 160 | 77 | 29 | 358 | 752 | 414 | 230 | 137 | 82 | 382 | 355 | 408 | 267 | 169 | 132 | 99 | 50 | 187 | 241 | 274 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26PM7.23m | 5:51AM7.22m | 6:10PM7.73m | 6:32AM7.62m | 6:50PM8.04m | 7:10AM7.84m | 7:27PM8.12m | 7:46AM7.86m | 8:03PM7.98m | 8:20AM7.70m | 8:37PM7.65m | 8:53AM7.37m | 9:11PM7.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM1.07m | 11:47PM0.64m | 12:03PM0.57m | 00:28AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.22m | 1:04AM0.02m | 1:18PM0.06m | 1:38AM0.00m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:11AM0.18m | 2:24PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.66m | 3:13AM0.95m | |||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 266 | 160 | 77 | 29 | 9 | 752 | 414 | 230 | 137 | 82 | — | 73 | 408 | 267 | 169 | 132 | 99 | 50 | 21 | 241 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | — | SW 12 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 21 | 35 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | SW 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 15 | — | 22 | 358 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 382 | 355 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 187 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 78 | 12 | 243 | 247 | 59 | 33 | 59 | 37 | 63 | 289 | 251 | 59 | 289 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 26 | 85 | 78 |
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