Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, W swell with 653 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 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Duckpool Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it's a pretty grim stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is looking flat and messy, with hardly a decent wave in sight. The only real pulse of energy comes through in the second week, but even that’s a tough sell.
We've got a long dry spell from now all the way through to the 21st of September. There's some swell, no doubt about it, with moderate to strong wave energy (values like 512, 410, and 639) kicking up around the 4ft to 7ft mark, mostly from the West. But the wind is just relentless. It's either cross-on or onshore from the SW, WSW, or NW, blowing at 12 to 25 mph, shredding any hope of clean surf. It's just chop and lump. The water temperature is about 65°F with a positive anomaly of 4°F, so it's much warmer than usual for this time of year at Duckpool Bay.
There’s a small glimmer around Tuesday the 22nd of September. We see a 8ft swell from the NW pushing in with moderate energy (585), and the wind is light and cross from the North at just 6 mph. That's the best chance for something rideable, but it’s only a "marginal" call. It’s inconsistent here at the best of times, so you’ve got to take what you can get. The rest of that week into the 25th drops right off into tiny, clean but weak waves, nothing worth paddling out for.
The very end of the run, around the 27th and 28th of September, sees a little bump from the NW and WNW with 4ft and 5ft, but that's all onshore and messy. Not exactly firing.
So, the standout—if you can call it that—is that Tuesday morning on the 22nd of September. The 8ft NW swell with light wind is the only time the stars nearly align. But with it being inconsistent and the quality being a gamble, don’t get your hopes up too high. It’s the best of a bad lot.
Keep your eye on the sky. It’s a rough run, but forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 377 | 220 | 238 | 193 | 85 | 310 | 410 | 533 | 555 | 416 | 148 | 478 | 421 | 579 | 295 | 360 | 653 | 515 | 603 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:03PM7.98m | 8:20AM7.70m | 8:37PM7.65m | 8:53AM7.37m | 9:11PM7.18m | 9:27AM6.92m | 9:45PM6.62m | 10:02AM6.39m | 10:22PM6.02m | 10:41AM5.82m | 11:07PM5.44m | 11:35AM5.30m | 00:14AM4.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:11AM0.18m | 2:24PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.66m | 3:13AM0.95m | 3:30PM1.13m | 3:45AM1.47m | 4:05PM1.68m | 4:22AM2.02m | 4:48PM2.24m | 5:10AM2.56m | 5:52PM2.74m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 11 | W 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 220 | 3 | 6 | 49 | — | — | — | 555 | 416 | 98 | — | — | — | 130 | 52 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 509 | 377 | — | 238 | 193 | 85 | 310 | 410 | 533 | 84 | 20 | 148 | 478 | 421 | 579 | 295 | 360 | 653 | 515 | 603 | 470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 281 | 363 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 251 | 251 | 472 | 88 | 289 | 587 | 587 | 647 | 263 | 59 |
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