Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, WSW swell with 640 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 1.8m 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 (1.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you — it’s gonna be a long, frustrating stretch. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but there’s not a single day where I’d tell you to rush down. Every single forecast slot comes back as poor surf conditions. The good news? It’s mostly just one break we’re looking at, and the conditions are consistently crummy across the board.
We start with no real waves to speak of. The first days are a write-off. Saturday the 12th sees a few pulses of swell, but it’s ruined by a fresh cross-onshore wind at 30 km/h. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there, but that’s little consolation when the swell is messy and weak.
Sunday the 13th offers a glimpse of something better — a 5 ft W swell with a 10-second period and offshore wind in the morning. Still, the wave energy (493) is only moderate, and it's not enough to get excited about. The set-up never cleans up properly.
Through the rest of the first week and into the second, it’s all cross-onshore wind, lumpy chop, or just too small. There are gaps of several days where you’d be lucky to find a wave over 2 ft. By the time we hit Monday the 21st, the swell has dropped to a pathetic 1 ft, and while the wind turns cross-offshore, there’s just nothing to ride.
Towards the very end of the window, Sunday the 27th, a bit more size shows up — 6 ft from the WNW — but it’s accompanied by fresh cross-onshore wind and rain. The combined energy (236) is still in the moderate range. It’s not surfable.
Bottom line: Keep your board in the car, but don’t unpack the wetsuit yet. Forecasts change, and this stretch looks like a lull, not a pattern. Hang tight.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). 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) | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
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 kJ | 86 | 355 | 355 | 490 | 377 | 226 | 202 | 217 | 159 | 190 | 241 | 247 | 236 | 408 | 244 | 138 | 171 | 229 | 129 | 233 | 224 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM7.84m | 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 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 86 | — | 130 | 490 | 377 | 226 | 3 | 6 | 159 | 35 | 241 | 247 | 236 | 408 | 244 | 68 | 44 | 229 | 129 | 233 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NNW 4 | W 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | W 8 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | W 6 | W 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 355 | 355 | — | — | — | 202 | 217 | — | 190 | — | 21 | 39 | 25 | — | 138 | 171 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 243 | 63 | 78 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 78 | 281 | 78 | 59 | 85 | 251 | 281 | 281 | 71 | 92 | 243 | 26 |
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