Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period, WSW swell with 37 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WSW 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.2m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Duckpool Bay in the next 16 days are 0.2m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you about Duckpool Bay. This stretch of coast is gonna be a tough one over the next sixteen days. We're looking at a proper dry spell, with barely a ripple to get excited about for a long, long time.
The first ten days are a write-off. From Sunday the 12th right through to the 22nd of July, the swell is tiny, barely a push. The combined energy is weak, often in the teens or twenties. You'll see some clean offshore winds in there, but with waves only 0.3ft to 1ft, wind direction doesn't matter. It's a flat spell, plain and simple. The water is sitting at a very unusual 65°F for the time of year, more than 5°F warmer than normal, but you won't be in it anyway.
The only real action shows up way out in the second week. Thursday the 23rd of July sees a sudden jump in size, with a 7ft swell from the NNW, but it’s a messy, short-period windswell at just 7 seconds. The energy is moderate (523) but the wind is howling from the southwest at 19-25 mph, making it a rough, cross-onshore mess. This is not a surfer's wave. If you're into kite surfing, the wind and choppy conditions might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it's a hard pass.
Then on Sunday the 26th of July, the swell gets even bigger, hitting 8ft from the WSW, with a massive combined energy of 1118. But again, the wind is a fresh cross-onshore blow from the southwest, so it’s just lumpy, blown-out, and poor. It's too big for beginners and the conditions are so bad that even for experts it's a write-off.
The rest of the run into the 27th is similar, with some decent size but always onshore and messy. There's simply no standout, no clean, rideable wave in the whole 16-day window. For Duckpool, this is a classic blank run. It's a frustrating one, but these things happen. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I'd leave the board in the car.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 21 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NNW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM6.78m | 5:17AM6.92m | 5:44PM7.24m | 6:13AM7.28m | 6:37PM7.66m | 7:04AM7.55m | 7:26PM7.95m | 7:51AM7.67m | 8:12PM8.04m | 8:36AM7.62m | 8:57PM7.94m | 9:20AM7.41m | 9:41PM7.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM1.32m | 11:02PM1.09m | 11:30AM0.96m | 00:01AM0.67m | 12:24PM0.61m | 00:54AM0.33m | 1:14PM0.35m | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:00PM0.25m | 2:29AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.31m | 3:14AM0.30m | 3:28PM0.53m | 3:57AM0.62m | |||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 8 | NNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NNW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 21 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 18 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | ENE 3 | SW 16 | SW 6 | — | ENE 3 | — | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 49 | 73 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 225 | 313 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 103 | 0 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 59 | 295 | 90 | 122 | 415 | 1193 | 396 |
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