Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with 169 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Duckpool Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Duckpool Bay in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got coming up.
It’s going to be a tough stretch for anyone wanting a proper surf at Duckpool Bay. This isn’t a spot that fires all the time, and the next couple of weeks look mostly flat or pretty ordinary. There’s a long quiet spell right through the first half of the month, with hardly anything worth paddling for.
Things do start to look bigger, but the quality is really poor. On the 12th of August, we finally see a little bump with swell up to 3ft from the west-southwest, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore pretty much the whole time, keeping it messy. The water temp is sitting around 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Handy for a wetty if you’re out there, but not much else to get excited about.
The best chance for something clean is probably on the morning of Saturday the 15th of August. Swell is small, only 2ft from the west, but with a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast, it’ll look clean. That’s about the only time I’d bother checking it. Also, Sunday morning the 16th of August is glassy again, but the swell is tiny and from the southwest at 2ft – not really strong enough to get your hopes up.
The most powerful swell we see comes right at the end of the window, around the 17th and 18th of August. On Monday afternoon the 17th, it jumps to 6ft from the west with a period of 10 seconds and moderate wave energy (567). That’s a decent amount of water moving, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s not going to be clean. It’s more of a messy, powerful lump than a lined-up wave. By Tuesday morning the 18th, we’ve got 6ft swell from the west-northwest, but it’s blowing 25 mph onshore. That’s not a surf for a paddle board – that’s a kite day if anything. The energy is high (432), but the quality is zero.
Honestly, if you’re hoping for a standout session at Duckpool Bay, I’d be looking at that Saturday morning the 15th. It’s small, but it’s the cleanest we get. The rest of the time, it’s either flat, onshore junk, or too messy to call it surf. The area isn’t exactly known for constant perfection, and this run is pretty typical for a quiet spell. Patience is the call here. Forecasts can change, though.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 151 | 88 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:11PM6.61m | 11:38AM6.28m | 00:08AM6.21m | 12:43PM5.96m | 1:22AM5.90m | 2:04PM5.84m | 2:48AM5.88m | 3:29PM6.08m | 4:08AM6.21m | 4:40PM6.59m | 5:12AM6.71m | 5:38PM7.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM1.34m | 5:18AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.69m | 6:19AM1.85m | 6:55PM1.99m | 7:39AM2.08m | 8:25PM2.05m | 9:09AM2.00m | 9:52PM1.76m | 10:26AM1.61m | 11:02PM1.24m | 11:27AM1.09m | 11:58PM0.70m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 88 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | W 10 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 5 | SW 6 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | W 10 | — | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 6 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 17 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 199 | 151 | 7 | 34 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 281 | 122 | 428 | 335 | 410 | 411 | 396 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 104 | 122 | 122 | 337 | 105 | 104 | 175 | 255 | 0 |
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