Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, WNW swell with 251 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s is also forecast. 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 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) 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+) | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you: I've got nothing good to tell you about this stretch. Looking at the whole 16-day window from late July into early August, the situation at Duckpool Bay is grim. There are no worthwhile waves to chase. Every single surf check in the data gets the same "poor surf conditions" label, which means I wouldn't bother waxing up.
We start off Tuesday the 21st with a miserable 1ft wind swell out of the west, but it’s a cross-onshore mess at 12 mph. Combined wave energy is a weak 30. Water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 64°, but that’s the only slightly positive thing here. It’s just choppy and ugly.
The pattern continues day after day. Wednesday the 22nd sees a tiny 3ft bump, but with a 5-second period and northerly cross-shore winds, it’s a junkyard. Thursday the 23rd brings a calm, glassy morning with 2ft waves from the NNW, but still, no energy at all—only 33 on the combined scale. It’s clean but flat and useless.
There’s a stretch from Friday the 24th through to the end of the month where nothing breaks 3ft. We get some long-period signals—13-second swells on the 24th—but with heights of 0.3ft, that’s not surf, that’s a ripple. The wind stays mostly cross-onshore or onshore. The whole thing is a write-off.
Even into August it’s no better. Sunday the 2nd pushes up to 5ft from the WSW with a 9-second period and onshore wind at 15–18 mph. The combined energy cranks up to 329, which is moderate energy, but the onshore wind will wreck any shape. This is the kind of setup that might interest a kite surfer more than a paddle surfer—strong onshore winds and a messy beach break. Not our day.
So, to sum it up: there is nothing on the table here. Duckpool Bay is a consistent disappointment for the entire outlook. When it’s not flat, it’s choppy or blown out. In these parts, a blank run like this happens. Forecasts can always change, but as it stands, I’m not recommending a single session for the next 16 days.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 23 | 44 | 29 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 163 | 115 | 165 | 152 | 173 | 82 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:56PM6.12m | 12:24PM5.78m | 00:52AM5.66m | 1:25PM5.46m | 1:59AM5.36m | 2:37PM5.34m | 3:15AM5.32m | 3:49PM5.46m | 4:21AM5.51m | 4:48PM5.77m | 5:14AM5.84m | 5:35PM6.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM1.78m | 6:12AM1.97m | 6:36PM2.19m | 7:09AM2.33m | 7:43PM2.47m | 8:19AM2.53m | 8:58PM2.54m | 9:31AM2.50m | 10:08PM2.38m | 10:34AM2.27m | 11:05PM2.08m | 11:25AM1.93m | 11:51PM1.72m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 152 | 173 | 74 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | NNW 4 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 50 | — | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 7 | — | — | W 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | N 4 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | 44 | 29 | 44 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 163 | 115 | 165 | — | 9 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 780 | 277 | 415 | 749 | 396 | 42 | 118 | 118 | 430 | 648 | 501 | 863 | 401 | 83 | 281 | 281 | 71 | 63 | 260 | 98 |
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