Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, W swell with 281 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s 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 (Aug 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Duckpool Bay in the next 16 days are 1.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get to it.
Look, I’ll be straight with you – we’ve got a long stretch of quiet, mushy nothing before anything worth paddling out for shows up. Duckpool Bay is the only game in town, and for the next week and a half, it’s mostly a bust. We’re looking at a gap of about ten days where the surf is either flat or junked out by wind and chop. The water temp is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
The first real glimmer comes on Wednesday morning, August 19 – we get a small clean push of 3ft swell from the west with a period around 6 seconds. It’s weak energy (61) and very ordinary conditions, but the light cross-offshore breeze keeps it clean enough for a slow, fun session on a longboard. It’s inconsistent here, so don’t expect a lot of waves. Crowds are sometimes around, so you might have some company.
But the real standout – and I mean the only one on this whole 16-day window – is Friday, August 21. That morning glassy conditions with a building 7ft west swell, then Friday afternoon it gets even better: 8ft west swell, glassy as a mirror, and energy is pumping hard at 555. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a bit short-period, meaning peaky and a bit fat, but the offshore wind and clean conditions make it a proper session for intermediate surfers. This swell is over 5ft, so it’s not for beginners – you’ll need to know what you’re doing. After that, the wind swings onshore Saturday, and it’s back to junk.
So here’s the take: Friday 21st afternoon is your golden ticket. Everything else, save for that Wednesday the 19th morning, is a skip. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – it tends not to stay poor forever.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 4 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 10 | 60 | 127 | 120 | 180 | 269 | 239 | 225 | 102 | 181 | 108 | 86 | 71 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:12AM6.71m | 5:38PM7.19m | 6:05AM7.21m | 6:27PM7.71m | 6:51AM7.59m | 7:11PM8.06m | 7:34AM7.80m | 7:52PM8.19m | 8:13AM7.81m | 8:32PM8.07m | 8:52AM7.63m | 9:10PM7.75m | 9:29AM7.30m | 9:47PM7.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM1.09m | 11:58PM0.70m | 12:17PM0.61m | 00:45AM0.27m | 1:01PM0.26m | 1:28AM0.02m | 1:42PM0.08m | 2:07AM-0.02m | 2:20PM0.11m | 2:44AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.32m | 3:20AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.69m | 3:55AM0.94m | |||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 60 | 127 | 120 | 180 | 269 | 239 | 225 | 101 | 181 | 108 | 86 | 71 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | W 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | NNW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 102 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 4 | W 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | W 6 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 66 | 6 | — | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 251 | 49 | 49 | 105 | 15 | 71 | 105 | 319 | 396 | 322 | 396 | 368 | 104 | 0 |
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