Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Duckpool Bay. I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. The Finder has come up empty for any decent waves for the first 16 days, so we’re in for a long, quiet patch.

The trouble starts right from Monday the 27th of July. We’ve got a weak, short-period windswell from the west, but it’s all blown out. A moderate breeze is chopping it up, and the combined energy is a weak 156, dropping to 98 in the afternoon. It’s a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday are even smaller, with heights barely scraping 2 ft and energy dropping into the 20s and 40s. The wind is messy, cross-onshore, and the period is short – just 5 to 8 seconds. It’s not worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 30th sees a slight bump in swell to 5 ft, but it’s still a short period (6 seconds) and onshore. The energy jumps to 139, but it’s just not clean. Friday and the weekend are more of the same: cross-onshore wind, lumpy conditions, and tiny waves. The first day of August brings a glassy morning on the 2nd, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft – barely a ripple. That’s the kind of day you leave the board in the car.

There’s a tiny glimmer of hope on Monday the 3rd of August. The wind finally goes offshore and light, and it turns glassy in the afternoon. We get a 2 ft to 2 ft swell from the west-southwest with a period of 8 to 9 seconds. The energy is still low (44 to 73), but the conditions are clean. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. You’d have to be desperate.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The middle of the week is a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds, with tiny swell. Then, around the 6th of August, the swell starts to build again. By Thursday afternoon, the 6th, we’re looking at 6 ft from the west-southwest, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. The energy reads 251 – moderate – but it’s messy. Friday the 7th has the same size, 6 ft to 6 ft, with energy climbing to 370. Still, it’s short period and cross-onshore. It’s a choppy, lumpy mess.

The 8th and 9th of August see the swell drop back to 4 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is never clean. The period is still 7 to 8 seconds, so it’s a weak, short-period swell. The energy is moderate (159 to 333), but it’s all for nothing. On the 10th and 11th, the wind cranks up to a fresh breeze, 25 to 35 km/h, making it lumpy and unrideable. The combined energy hits 252 on the 10th, but it’s just a waste of energy.

So, what’s the verdict? The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Monday the 3rd of August. It’s the only time we get a clean offshore wind, but the swell is tiny. If you’re a beginner, the 4 ft to 5 ft days on the 27th and 30th of July are too small to be a problem, but the wind is just awful. The 6 ft to 6 ft days on the 6th and 7th of August are too big for beginners, but they’re so blown out only an expert would even look at them. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Sometimes it’s like this. Duckpool Bay is an inconsistent spot, and with no solid groundswell on the cards, we’re in for a blank run. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d find something else to do.

Rusty.

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