Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what we've got for Duckpool Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you: this is a tough stretch. The models are throwing up a lot of wind and chop, and the overall picture is pretty grim. There's not a single day in the whole 16-day outlook where the conditions come together for a decent surf. We've got no standout sessions at all, and the first real pulse of swell, around the 12th of September, is completely mullered by wind. The water temperature is sitting at 65°F which is a good 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that's a real standout, unusually warm for September, but unfortunately it doesn't help the waves.

The first few days are a write-off. On Saturday the 12th, we get a 7ft WSW swell coming in with an 8-second period, but that's accompanied by a fresh 22 mph cross-onshore wind from the SW. It's lumpy, choppy, and messy. That combined swell energy is at 469 (moderate energy), but it's all for nothing with that wind. Sunday the 13th is similar – 5ft of W swell with a better 10-second period and moderate energy of 503, but still a cross-onshore wind.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th see smaller swell, but the wind stays on it, keeping everything choppy and poor. By Wednesday the 16th, the swell picks up again to 6ft from the west with a 10-second period and strong energy of 658, but once again, the wind is a problem – cross-onshore in the morning and onshore in the afternoon.

We get a brief run of onshore wind on the 19th, with a 6ft W swell and a short 8-second period, but the wind is howling at 22 mph from the west. It’s not surfable. Then, from the 22nd onwards, the swell just dies. We're looking at 2ft and smaller for days on end, with weak energy down to single or double digits. There's nothing to work with at all.

Even the very end of the outlook, around the 24th and 25th, when we finally get clean, cross-offshore winds from the southeast, the swell is tiny – just 2ft at best. The conditions would be perfect for a longboard if there was any wave, but there just isn't.

Honestly, for the paddle surfer, this is a blank period. If the wind stays like this, the setup on those bigger, choppier days is actually more interesting for kitesurfing than for us. It's a real shame, but it happens. Keep an eye on the charts – forecasts can change, but as it stands, I’d find something else to do for a fortnight.

Rusty.

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