Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, W swell with 986 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s 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 (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. 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 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. The long-range picture for Duckpool Bay is, well, pretty grim to be honest. We’ve got a solid run of poor surf conditions that stretches all the way from now through the coming week. Nothing on the menu is giving us quality waves, so you might want to find another way to get your salt fix for a while.
Starting off on Monday the 7th, we’ve got some west swell pushing 7ft, but a solid WSW wind is blowing 16 mph and the conditions are just poor. The energy is moderate, coming in at 1314, but it’s messy. That trend keeps on for Tuesday and Wednesday, with cross-onshore winds and choppy seas. The swell drops off to around 4ft on Wednesday but the quality isn’t there.
The water temperature is 66°, which is about 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a bit of a standout—feels like a warm bath out there, even if the waves aren’t cooperating.
The middle of the week, Thursday the 10th, has the swell falling to nothing, down to 2ft, with clean but weak conditions. We’re looking at just ripples. This dead stretch continues through the 18th, with only small, clean surf on the 16th and 17th, but the size is minimal, maybe 1ft to 2ft. Not worth the paddle.
The first glimmer of hope comes on Sunday the 20th. A west swell starts to build, reaching 4ft with a period of 11 seconds. The energy jumps to 452 in the afternoon, still just moderate, but the wind is light and onshore. It’s not clean by any stretch, but it’s the most significant push of the whole run. Then it gets messy again on the 21st and 22nd with fresh winds.
So, there’s no real standout on offer for the entire 16-day window. We have a long gap of really nothing from the 11th through the 19th. When you have a beach break like Duckpool Bay (a real exposed stretch), it just doesn’t have the shape to handle these poor wind angles and weak swells. The strong swell on the 20th might be interesting for the more experienced crew, but it’s not going to be pretty.
The bottom line: this is a blank run. It’s one of those stretches where the forecast needs to change. And trust me, with this stretch of coast, it usually doesn’t stay this poor for long. But for now, maybe dust off the kiteboard if you’re into that, because the paddle surfing is looking pretty hopeless.
Keep an eye out for the 20th, and beyond that, we just have to wait and see.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 1256 | 614 | 533 | 448 | 180 | 160 | 57 | 44 | 56 | 524 | 356 | 215 | 107 | 85 | 53 | 362 | 270 | 276 | 168 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06AM6.10m | 4:34PM6.60m | 5:04AM6.68m | 5:26PM7.23m | 5:51AM7.22m | 6:10PM7.73m | 6:32AM7.62m | 6:50PM8.04m | 7:10AM7.84m | 7:27PM8.12m | 7:46AM7.86m | 8:03PM7.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM1.79m | 10:25AM1.66m | 10:59PM1.20m | 11:19AM1.07m | 11:47PM0.64m | 12:03PM0.57m | 00:28AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.22m | 1:04AM0.02m | 1:18PM0.06m | 1:38AM0.00m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:11AM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1314 | — | 614 | — | — | 180 | 160 | 57 | 44 | 9 | 524 | 356 | 215 | 107 | 85 | 50 | — | 270 | 276 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | N 6 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 15 | — | W 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 74 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | S 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1256 | — | 533 | 448 | 20 | 9 | — | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 362 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 59 | 281 | 83 | 59 | 49 | 12 | 82 | 243 | 49 | 33 | 59 | 0 | 37 | 251 | 263 | 92 | 85 | 16 |
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