Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, W swell with 648 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 1.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. 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+) | 10PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee, because I've taken a proper look at what's coming up for our little corner of the coast, and we've got a bit of a mixed bag. Honestly, for the first week or so, it's pretty grim. There's a lot of strong wind and sloppy, onshore junk out there from Monday the 14th right through until the end of the following weekend. You're looking at howling southwesterlies and nor'westers chopping everything up, with swell coming in all raw and disorganised. We'll be seeing some moderate to strong wave energy through the middle of that week, with readings in the 300s and even a spike of 725 – but it'll be a total washing machine with that wind. The water is notably warm though, running about 2° above the seasonal average for the time of year.
After that rough patch, we finally start to see the light on Monday the 21st. There are some small pulses around 2ft, but the wind finally drops and goes cross-offshore, cleaning things up for the morning. It's nothing exciting, but it's a start.
Now, the standout of the whole 16-day window without a doubt is Tuesday morning, the 22nd of September. That's your window. We've got clean, glassy conditions with a little 3ft groundswell rolling in from the west with a decent 12-second period. The wave energy (217) is moderate, but with that offshore glass, it'll be a million times better than anything else around here. This is small but clean, perfect for stretching the legs on a longboard. Do be aware that Duckpool Bay can be inconsistent and sometimes gets a crowd, but on a Tuesday morning you should be sweet.
After that gem, Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th offer similar morning windows with clean little waist-high sets, but the swell is smaller and the energy is weaker (down around 102-153). The rest of the period fades into tiny, weak pulses and eventually just disappears into nothing by the final week of September, with minimal energy (8-27) and swells under 2ft. Not worth getting wet for.
So the call: if you can get out on that Tuesday morning, do it. It's the one genuine highlight in an otherwise frustratingly windy start and a fizzer of an ending.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 203 | 82 | 348 | 351 | 418 | 648 | 486 | 392 | 327 | 287 | 388 | 249 | 196 | 194 | 171 | 171 | 314 | 225 | 183 | 61 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 11:35AM5.30m | 00:14AM4.97m | 12:59PM4.96m | 1:57AM4.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:10AM2.56m | 5:52PM2.74m | 6:32AM2.96m | 7:40PM2.97m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 17 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | 648 | 486 | — | 31 | 6 | 22 | — | 51 | 46 | 22 | 33 | 314 | 225 | 183 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | NNW 4 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 238 | 203 | 82 | 348 | 351 | 418 | 77 | 34 | 392 | 327 | 287 | 388 | 249 | 196 | 194 | 171 | 171 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 281 | 281 | 88 | 80 | 251 | 251 | 502 | 281 | 59 | 63 | 251 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
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