Duckpool Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about what’s on the menu for Duckpool Bay over the next couple of weeks. To be honest, it’s a pretty grim stretch of small, weak surf with a lot of wind problems. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out period of tiny waves and messy conditions right through the end of July, with only a couple of late-flurry ideas that might offer something.

The whole opening week is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. We’re talking ankle-snappers to knee-high slop, mostly under 2 ft, with a combined energy that barely registers (values like 23 to 59). The wind is a constant headache—shifting between cross-off and cross-shore, and often a moderate breeze. It’s clean enough for a splash on a few mornings, like Tuesday the 14th with a 0.7 ft swell from the WSW, but that’s just a tiny wave with no push. The 18-second period on that Tuesday morning (energy 56) is a long-period groundswell, but with such a tiny height, it’s just a slow, rolling ripple. Nothing to get excited about.

The second week doesn’t get much better until the very end. We’ve got a gap of several days with no real recommendations. The surf stays poor, with heights barely scraping 2 ft and the wind mostly cross or cross-onshore. It’s not until Saturday the 25th that we see a little bump, with a 4 ft W swell, period 6 seconds, and a combined energy of 127 (moderate). The morning has a gentle cross-shore breeze, so it’s not completely blown out, but that short period (6 seconds) means it’s going to be a fat, weak, close-out wave at this beach setup. It’s still pretty poor overall.

The only real standout, and I’m using that term loosely, comes on Sunday the 26th. The afternoon sees a 3 ft swell from the WNW, with a longer period of 11 seconds and a combined energy of 274 (moderate). That’s a bit more grunt. But, and it’s a big but, the wind is a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the WNW, which is going to chop it up. It’s a better swell, but the conditions won’t do it any favours. For a true expert only, the Monday the 27th morning has a 5 ft W swell with a short 7-second period (energy 343), but it’s onshore, rainy, and 19 mph. That’s just a messy, lumpy, blown-out wall. Not a recommendation.

So, what’s the best of a bad bunch? Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, Sunday the 26th afternoon at Duckpool Bay is the one. The swell has some length (11 seconds) and the energy is moderate (274), but you’ll be surfing with a cross-onshore breeze. Don’t expect any kind of quality. Everything else is a no-go for a good surf. The water temperature is 66°F, which is a massive 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year—that’s a real anomaly, you’ll be sweating in your wettie.

Rusty.

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