Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. To be honest, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating outlook for Duckpool Bay. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple to get excited about for the first week and a half. The water temp is sitting at about 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only interesting thing going on.

Things start out poor on Thursday 30th July with a tiny 2ft W swell, but a cross-onshore breeze has it all chopped up. The combined energy is weak (41), and it doesn’t get any better. Friday and Saturday are more of the same – small, weak swell and the wind is all wrong. The energy levels are pitiful, barely cracking 60.

We get a tiny glimmer on Sunday morning 2nd August. The wind goes light easterly, turning offshore for the first time. We’re looking at a 2ft W swell with a period of 8 seconds, but the energy is still low (37). It’ll be clean, but don’t expect much push. It’s the best on offer, but that’s not saying a lot.

Then, on Monday 3rd August, we get the standout of the entire forecast. It’s still only Monday morning, but we have a glassy dawn with a light NE wind. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the WSW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy pushes into the moderate range (117). For the first time, it looks like it could be surfable. Keep your expectations in check – it’s small and it won't last, as the wind goes cross-onshore in the afternoon. That Monday morning window is your best bet in the entire 16 days.

After that, we slip back into the doldrums. From Tuesday 4th August right through to the middle of the second week, it’s flat, weak, and often choppy. There’s a brief pulse of 4ft on the morning of Sunday 9th August, but it’s a short-period, onshore mess that won’t be worth paddling out for. The energy jumps to a moderate 176, but the quality isn’t there.

Forget about any other standout sessions. The rest of the run into mid-August is tiny, period-starved, and battered by onshore and cross-onshore winds. You’d be better off cleaning your board and waiting for the next system.

So, bottom line: the only real window to even think about is that glassy Monday morning, 3rd August, for a couple of hours. Otherwise, it’s a blank run.

Rusty.

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