Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, W swell with 1,122 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Duckpool Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Duckpool Bay in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Duckpool Bay.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run of surf ahead. The first week is a write-off. We’ve got a solid week of nothing but "poor surf conditions" staring us in the face. You won't want to paddle out from Friday the 28th of August right through until at least the end of the first week of September. The wind is in all the wrong places, mostly fresh cross-onshore stuff that’s just gonna leave it lumpy and messy. It’s a tough stretch.
We finally see a small glimmer of hope on the 9th of September, Wednesday morning. The call is “marginal” – not great, but it’s the first time the word “poor” doesn’t appear. The swell drops to a tiny 5 ft from the W, and the wind goes light onshore, but it’s not enough to get excited about. It’s just a step up from flat.
The real story, and the only true standout in this whole 16-day window, arrives on the 8th of September, Tuesday. That’s the day the ocean wakes up. We’re looking at a big groundswell from the W, pushing in at 18 ft with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is absolutely massive – we’re talking (7084). That’s serious, powerful stuff. But, and this is a big but, the water temp here is sitting at 66°F, a whopping 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual. Duckpool Bay is exposed to the W, so it’ll be catching every bit of that energy, but with that size and a period over 11 seconds, this is expert territory only. It’ll be big, raw, and powerful. It’s not a day for the faint-hearted.
Before that, the 7th of September Monday afternoon shows a more manageable 10 ft from the SW with moderate onshore wind. Still big, but not as terrifying as Tuesday.
Overall, if you’re waiting for the good stuff, you’re waiting for that big pulse around the 8th and 9th of September. It’s a long, flat wait to get there, but when it comes, it’ll be memorable. The consistency here is "inconsistent", so a blank run is more normal for this area. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a holding pattern.
Stay tuned, keep the wax soft.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
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 kJ | 99 | 103 | 138 | 346 | 724 | 388 | 508 | 951 | 943 | 577 | 417 | 189 | 150 | 89 | 69 | 268 | 518 | 332 | 266 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:01PM7.51m | 7:18AM7.40m | 7:33PM7.75m | 7:50AM7.58m | 8:06PM7.85m | 8:24AM7.62m | 8:41PM7.77m | 8:59AM7.50m | 9:18PM7.52m | 9:37AM7.22m | 9:58PM7.11m | 10:20AM6.80m | 10:45PM6.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.30m | 1:54PM0.30m | 2:13AM0.25m | 2:26PM0.31m | 2:46AM0.35m | 3:00PM0.47m | 3:21AM0.61m | 3:38PM0.78m | 4:00AM1.02m | 4:22PM1.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 138 | 346 | — | 388 | — | — | 943 | 577 | 417 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | — | — | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SSE 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | NNW 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 103 | 3 | 185 | 724 | — | 508 | 951 | — | 23 | — | 189 | 150 | 89 | 69 | 268 | 518 | 332 | 266 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 478 | 478 | 85 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 88 | 80 | 85 | 20 | 63 | 243 | 49 | 466 | 798 | 263 | 818 | 281 | 251 |
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