Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Duckpool Bay over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty lean run for a while. The first week is mostly a write-off, with a big gap where you'd be better off doing something else.

The water's running a bit warm for this time of year, about 65°F which is much warmer than usual, a good 4°F above normal for September.

Friday, September 11th kicks things off but it's no good. We've got a 5ft swell from the west with a period of 9 seconds, showing moderate energy (397), but that cross-onshore wind from the WNW at 9 mph chops it all up. The afternoon doesn't get any better. Saturday and Sunday are the same story – onshore or cross-onshore wind, lumpy, messy. The energy jumps up on Sunday morning with a 10 second period swell and 443 in the tank, and the wind turns straight onshore, but the forecast still says poor conditions. Not worth paddling out.

We go through Monday the 14th, Tuesday, Wednesday, and into Thursday the 17th – it's all poor. On Thursday the 17th the swell bumps up to 8ft from the WSW with a short, weak 7-second period and strong energy (585), but with a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind, that's a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle-surfing one. The whole first week is pretty much a blank.

We finally see a turn on Sunday, September 20th. It's not a classic, but it's the first sign of life. The swell drops to 3ft from the west, period of 9 seconds, and we get clean, gentle offshore winds from the ESE at 9 mph. The energy is weak (109), but the conditions are surfable. The morning is the pick, with those offshore winds making it clean. Monday the 21st looks the best of the whole run, with a moderate offshore breeze from the east at 12 mph and a 3ft west swell. It's still small, but the energy is picking up (210), and it's clean. The morning session Monday is where I'd point you for a few fun little waves.

After that, it fades again. Tuesday the 22nd is tiny with 2ft and weak energy (29), but still offshore. Wednesday, September 23rd is worth a mention though – we get a long-period groundswell from the west, 13 seconds, with 3ft of wave height and moderate energy (276). The wind is solid offshore from the east at 16 mph in the morning. That long period will make the waves a bit more lined up and powerful for the size, but at a beach break like this, it might break a bit straight. Still, it's the only real standout in the second week for clean conditions. The rest of the run after that dribbles out to nothing.

So, if you're wanting to get wet, hold out for Sunday the 20th for some small clean ones, or really aim for the Monday morning session on the 21st. Long-range, the Wednesday the 23rd has some promise with that groundswell and clean offshore wind, but it's a week and a half away so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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