Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’m looking at a pretty bleak picture for the whole 16-day window. The swell is tiny, the wind is all over the place, and the quality just isn’t there. We’ve got a long gap of nothing really worth paddling out for. The first real pulse of energy doesn’t show up until Sunday, July 26th, but even then it’s a mess.

Let’s get into it. For the first few days, from Tuesday, July 21st through to Saturday, July 25th, it’s pretty much flat or a complete write-off. The swell is hovering around 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft, with periods that are either too short or just weak. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and ugly. Thursday morning, July 23rd, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions, but with only 2 ft of swell and a weak period, it’s barely a ripple. Not worth getting wet.

Then, Sunday, July 26th, things get a bit of a pulse. We see a jump in the swell to 7 ft coming from the W, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here hits 446 (moderate), so there’s some push. But the wind is cross-onshore at 15 mph, making it bumpy and messy. At 7 ft, this is getting into the territory of being too big for beginners. It’s really only for the experienced crew, and even then, the conditions are poor. That pulse continues into Monday, July 27th, with 6 ft swell from the WNW, but again, cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions. The energy is still moderate (320), but it’s not clean.

The best of a bad bunch might be Wednesday, July 29th. The morning shows glassy conditions with a 2 ft swell from the W, period of 6 seconds. It’s small, but it’s clean. The energy is weak (31), so you’ll be working for it, but at least it’s a paddle. That’s a tiny window of hope.

After that, it’s back to small, weak, and mostly onshore wind for the rest of the period into early August. There’s a slight uptick on Monday, August 3rd, with 3 ft from the W and a period of 10 seconds, and the energy climbs to 120 (moderate). But the wind is onshore, so it’ll be a bumpy, blown-out affair. Not a standout.

The only place we’ve got to talk about is Duckpool Bay. It’s an exposed spot, and it’s inconsistent, which is pretty normal for this area. The optimum swell direction is from the W, and when the swell does come, it’s from the right direction, but the wind never plays ball. Crowds can sometimes show up, but with this outlook, I doubt anyone will be out.

There’s no real standout session here. The best chance of something remotely surfable is the glassy, small morning on July 29th, but it’s a real micro-session. For the rest, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, with that moderate energy and strong cross-onshore wind.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, but for now, you’re better off doing something else.

Rusty.

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