Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Duckpool Bay.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a real struggle. There’s not a single standout session in the whole run. The only time the waves even get close to being worth a look is Wednesday the 12th, but it’s still pretty ordinary. The rest of the window is filled with poor conditions, and there are long gaps of several days with no real recommendations at all.

Starting off on Wednesday morning the 12th, we’ve got a small 3ft swell rolling in from the west with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 127. The wind is a light cross-off from the ESE, which keeps the surface clean, so it’s surfable but very ordinary. The water is a notable 66° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, by a good 4°. By the afternoon, the wind swings to a cross-on from the SSW and conditions go downhill fast.

Thursday the 13th sees a slightly bigger 4ft west swell, but the period bumps up to 11 seconds. The energy is moderate at 275. Problem is, the wind is a cross-on both morning and afternoon, and the surface gets messy. No good.

Friday the 14th has a 3ft west swell with a 9-second period, but onshore winds from the WSW and WNW just chop it up. Not worth paddling out.

Saturday the 15th is a write-off. Fresh breeze, cross and cross-on winds, with a tiny 2ft to 4ft swell that’s blown out.

Sunday the 16th is even worse – small, short-period windswell, cross-shore winds, and the energy drops to a pathetic 59. Same story through Monday the 17th, where the swell flatlines to 1ft and 0.3ft, despite a glassy morning on the 17th.

The rest of the week into the second week is a repeating pattern of poor quality. There’s a pulse of 5ft on Tuesday the 18th, but it’s short-period, onshore, and lumpy. The energy is moderate at 184 to 228, but the wind ruins it. From the 19th onward, it’s all small, weak, and onshore or cross-shore chop. The only clean moments come on the 21st and 26th with light cross-off winds, but the swell is tiny – 2ft – and the energy is pitiful, in the 40s and 50s. That’s not surf, that’s a ripple.

The final days, the 27th, show a 5ft west swell building, but it’s short-period and buried under onshore winds. The energy is moderate at 233, but without clean wind, it’s just a mess.

Bottom line: There’s nothing here worth getting excited about. If you’re desperate, Wednesday morning the 12th is your best, and even that’s a 1 out of 10. The rest is a long, blank run. For this area, a stretch like this is pretty normal when the windows don’t line up. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d keep the board in the shed.

Rusty.

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