Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’re looking at a pretty bleak 16-day stretch ahead for Duckpool Bay. It’s one of those periods where you might want to leave the boards in the shed for a while.

Straight up, there’s nothing worth paddling out for in the first ten days. From Thursday the 6th right through to Sunday the 16th of August, every single session is flagged as poor. We’re talking tiny, disorganised slop for the most part. The odd morning might look clean on the surface, like Monday the 11th morning with a light cross-offshore breeze, but with a swell height of just 1.0 ft and weak energy (23), there's nothing to ride. Even a glassy Tuesday afternoon with the same tiny 1.0 ft waves is just flat calm, not surfable.

The first real bump of energy doesn’t arrive until Wednesday the 12th of August. We see a jump up to 3 ft from the west with a 10-second period, and the combined energy hits 196 (moderate). But it’s still let down by conditions, with onshore or cross-onshore winds messing up the surface. It’s a classic case of “some size, no shape.”

We then get a bit of a run from the 13th to the 15th with some moderate energy readings (300, 279) and consistent 3 ft to 4 ft swell from the west and west-southwest. But again, every day is being blown out by onshore or cross-onshore winds. For an exposed, inconsistent beach break like Duckpool, this is just messy, choppy whitewater.

The only hint of something worthwhile doesn’t show up until Monday the 17th of August. The morning session there shows a clean, cross-offshore breeze with a 4 ft west swell. Sure, the period is short at 6 seconds, and the energy is only moderate (95), but that clean wind makes it the one stand-out window. It’s the only session marked as having "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" in the whole run. Don't expect anything special, but if you're desperate, that Monday morning is your only real chance at a few grovelly ones.

The rest of the second week just keeps the theme going: moderate swell energy (over 200 at times) with 3 ft to 4 ft waves, but every session is hammered by moderately strong cross-onshore winds. By the 21st of August, the wind is up to 18 mph. The setup at this exposed beach is looking more interesting for the kiteboarders than anyone on a paddleboard.

Water temp is sitting at 65° in the first week, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but honestly, it’s not going to make up for the lack of waves.

Bottom line: it's a long, flat, and blown-out outlook for Duckpool Bay. The one morning on the 17th of August is your only real shot.

- Rusty

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