Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WSW swell with 710 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Duckpool Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Duckpool Bay in the next 16 days are 1.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Duckpool Bay over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest, it’s a rough one. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a washout, which is gutting because this place can be a gem. The water is 65°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a solid 4°F above average, so it’s almost a shame the waves aren’t cooperating.
Your first sniff of anything comes on Sunday the 13th, but it’s only a 'marginal' call. You’ve got a 5ft swell from the W with a 10-second period pushing some moderate wave energy, but the wind is onshore and there’s rain about, so it’s not going to be pretty. That’s about as good as it gets in the first week, and it’s barely a 1 out of 10.
Then we hit a long, flat, and messy gap. From Monday the 14th right through to the end of the month, nearly every session is marked as poor. The winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, often fresh and lumpy, and the swell is either too small or too short-period to do anything with. There’s a moment on the 19th where the wind drops light, but the swell is only 5ft with a 7-second period, so it’s messy. By the 22nd and 23rd the swell drops right off, down to 2ft with weak energy, and while the wind goes glassy on the 23rd afternoon, there’s just no wave to ride.
Even when a bigger pulse shows up on the 20th – a 10ft WSW swell with a massive energy spike – it’s absolutely hammered by a 19 mph cross-onshore wind, making it lumpy and dangerous. That’s expert-only territory anyway, and with those winds, it’s more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle session.
The last few days of the outlook offer a tiny glimmer. Friday the 25th morning sees a clean, 2ft W swell with a 10-second period, and light cross-off winds. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The energy is weak. That’s the best you’re getting, and it’s a long way off.
So, to sum it up: there are no good surf options in this entire 16-day window. The break is inconsistent at the best of times, so a blank run like this isn't totally out of the ordinary for Duckpool Bay. It’s one to just write off and hope the next forecast brings something better.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 469 | 365 | 500 | 377 | 276 | 238 | 189 | 127 | 230 | 279 | 277 | 270 | 331 | 386 | 263 | 295 | 318 | 73 | 134 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM8.12m | 7:46AM7.86m | 8:03PM7.98m | 8:20AM7.70m | 8:37PM7.65m | 8:53AM7.37m | 9:11PM7.18m | 9:27AM6.92m | 9:45PM6.62m | 10:02AM6.39m | 10:22PM6.02m | 10:41AM5.82m | 11:07PM5.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.06m | 1:38AM0.00m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:11AM0.18m | 2:24PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.66m | 3:13AM0.95m | 3:30PM1.13m | 3:45AM1.47m | 4:05PM1.68m | 4:22AM2.02m | 4:48PM2.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 128 | 500 | 377 | 183 | 3 | 6 | 127 | 35 | — | 277 | 140 | 331 | — | 47 | 50 | — | 42 | 27 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | N 4 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 284 | 469 | 365 | — | — | 276 | 238 | 189 | 3 | 230 | 279 | 20 | 270 | 51 | 386 | 263 | 295 | 318 | 73 | 134 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 251 | 49 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 93 | 251 | 251 | 281 | 281 | 49 | 289 | 49 |
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