Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it, mate.

Look, I've got to be straight with you. The next 16 days at Duckpool Bay are looking pretty grim. There's a whole lot of nothing happening for a long stretch. The first real whiff of anything surfable doesn't show up until Sunday morning, August 9th. That's a solid week of flat, blown-out, or just plain messy conditions before that. So, we're in for a bit of a wait.

Let's break it down. The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 4th is all cross-onshore wind and weak, short-period swell. The wave energy is pathetic, with combined energy readings of 182 and 158 (moderate but poorly directed). Wednesday the 5th actually sees a pulse of swell hit 7 ft from the W, and the energy spikes to 426 (moderate), but it's pinned down by a strong onshore wind. It's a messy, blown-out mess. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore through the rest of the week, chewing up any small swell that tries to form. Saturday the 8th is dead flat with a 2 ft dribble, but at least it's glassy for a moment.

Now, Sunday morning, August 9th, is our first and only real standout in this mess. We get a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE, which is cleaning up the 3 ft swell from the W. The period is just 7 seconds, so it's not a groundswell, but the wave energy is 85 (weak) and the water is clean. It's a surfable, ordinary wave, but it's the best we've got by a long shot. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

After that, we're back to the doldrums. The next couple of weeks are filled with weak, short-period swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The end of the second week, around the 18th and 19th of August, shows a bit more size – 6 ft and 5 ft from the W with moderate energy (307 and 383 respectively) – but it's all onshore or cross-onshore again. The wind is just too strong and from the wrong direction. For a beach setup like Duckpool, this is more of a kite-surfing wind than a paddle-surfing situation. The period is short, around 6-9 seconds, which isn't going to do you any favours.

So, the long and short of it is: if you're desperate, the only half-decent window is Sunday morning, August 9th. Otherwise, the whole 16-day run is a bit of a dead zone. It's a classic summer flat spell. Don't hold your breath, but forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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