Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the outlook for Duckpool Bay.

First up, the water temp is sitting around 64°, which is more than 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a pretty notable thing, you’ll feel the difference.

Right, so the next 16 days… I gotta be honest with you, it’s a bit of a grim stretch for most of it. There's a long, long gap with basically nothing worth paddling out for. From Friday the 10th right through until Monday the 21st, the surf is tiny and the conditions are ordinary at best. We’re looking at wave heights mostly below 2 ft and combined swell energy barely hitting three digits (maxing out at 109) until we get to the 21st. That’s nearly two weeks of flat to ankle-slappers. Not good.

The main standout – and I mean the *only* real standout – arrives on Wednesday the 22nd. That morning, the swell bumps up to a clean 6 ft from the west, with light offshore easterly winds at 10 km/h. The energy jumps up strongly to 308, and by the afternoon it’s even better: 5 ft from the west, the wind holds light offshore, and the combined energy hits a strong 532. That’s proper, clean surf with nice shape. It’s not giant, but it’s got some push. The period is around 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit more sectiony than a longer period groundswell, but for a beach break like Duckpool, that can actually keep the waves from closing out. Keep in mind, wave heights around 5-6 ft might be a touch much for total beginners, but for intermediates and up, that Wednesday is the pick of the entire forecast. Crowds are listed as "sometimes", so you might not be alone, but it won’t be a party.

Before that, there’s a little blip on Tuesday the 21st. The morning shows a faint pulse of 1 ft from the west with a long period of 11 seconds and clean conditions, but the energy is only 54 – it’s marginal at best. The afternoon gets a bit more size at 4 ft, but the wind goes cross-shore and chunky, so that one’s more of a frustrating, bumpy mess.

After the 22nd, the swell hangs around but the wind turns against us. By Thursday the 23rd and into the 25th, it’s cross-onshore and choppy, with the swell dropping back or getting blown out. It’s not worth your time.

So, to sum it up: don’t bother with anything until Wednesday the 22nd. That’s your day. Set an alarm, get down there early, and enjoy it while it lasts. After that, it’s back to watching the grass grow.

Rusty.

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