Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Duckpool Bay are lookin’ pretty grim for the most part. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with hardly any surf worth paddlin’ out for. The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 12th, and even then, it’s nothin’ to write home about.

The water temp is sittin’ at 66°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – a bit of a bonus if you’re in a spring suit.

Let’s run through it. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are dead. Tiny, weak swell with poor conditions. Tuesday afternoon actually goes glassy with clean conditions, but the swell is only 0.7 ft – you’d be better off on a flat day.

Wednesday the 12th morning sees a tiny pulse of energy. The swell is only 3 ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds, but the combined energy is a moderate 127. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the conditions are clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Wednesday afternoon gets a bit messier. Thursday the 13th morning has a bit more push – 4 ft from the west with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 275 (moderate). The problem is the wind is cross-onshore, keeping it choppy and poor. The rest of that week and into the weekend just looks like a constant battle of small, weak swell and onshore or cross-shore winds. The combined energy drops off a cliff, and the waves are tiny and messy.

The next window that might catch your eye is early on Thursday the 20th. The swell is small, only 2 ft from the west, but the period climbs to 10 seconds and the wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean. The combined energy is a weak 55. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Friday the 21st morning is the only real standout in this whole run, and it’s a minor one. The wind goes light offshore from the ESE, the swell is small at 1 ft from the west, but the period is a solid 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 47. It’s clean, it’s glassy, and for a log or a funboard, it’ll be the best you’ll get. The crowd is marked as “sometimes,” so don’t expect a packed lineup.

Moving into the second week, things get weird. On Sunday the 23rd morning, the forecast shows a massive swell hitting 10 ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a whopping 1243 – that’s strong to very strong energy. But the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. The guidance says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is a spot that’s inconsistent, and when it does get big, it’s not gonna be friendly. The waves are going to be massive, messy, and dangerous. That afternoon, it’s 8 ft and onshore. This is completely blown out and only for experts if anyone’s silly enough to try. The setups at Duckpool are a beach-and-reef deal, so with that much wind and swell, it’s honestly lookin’ more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle.

The last few days of the forecast, the 24th and 25th, drop back down to tiny, messy surf with strong onshore winds. The period on the 25th gets very long at 15 seconds, but with that wind and the small size, it’s a waste.

So, here’s the bottom line. The only real highlight is the morning of Friday the 21st. It’s clean and offshore, with a tiny but rideable wave. Everything else is a flat spell or a blown-out mess. The long-range big swell on the 23rd is a no-go for paddle surfing. It’s a tough stretch for Duckpool, but it’s a quiet spot, and sometimes that’s just how it goes.

Rusty.

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