Surf Forecasts:
Duckpool Bay surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, W swell with 476 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 1PM. 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+) | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
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 on the cards for the Duckpool Bay area.
To be straight with you, this is a tough run. We are looking at a long, quiet spell for the next couple of weeks with a lot of onshore junk. The water is sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than we’d usually see this time of year.
For the first week, from Sunday the 2nd right through to the end of the weekend on the 9th, the surf is small and messy. There's just not enough quality to get excited about. You’ll see some waist-high swell on the Wednesday morning (6 ft) and Saturday morning (6 ft) from the west, but with 19 mph onshore winds, it’s going to be a choppy mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session. The weak energy readings (468 on Wednesday, 305 on Saturday) tell you it's just not holding together. For the most part, you’re looking at a blank run.
There’s a small window on the morning of Monday the 10th, with a clean, glassy feel and a tiny 1.0 ft ripple. Not worth paddling for, but it's the first hint of things cleaning up.
The real standout, and I mean the *only* standout in the whole 16-day window, is on Sunday the 16th. Get this in your diary. The morning is calling for a clean 5 ft west swell with glassy, offshore conditions from the southwest. The combined energy jumps right up to a strong 621, and the water should be clean as a whistle. It'll be a bit much for the beginners, but for anyone else, that’s the session to aim for. The wind will shift by the afternoon, but if you can get out there early, that's your best bet.
After that, Monday the 17th looks like it’s back to cross-onshore slop, so enjoy that Sunday while it lasts.
Stay patient, lads.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 22 | 86 | 106 | 86 | 59 | 142 | 163 | 286 | 461 | 381 | 373 | 190 | 88 | 30 | 54 | 31 | 134 | 302 | 176 | 138 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08PM7.42m | 9:27AM7.09m | 9:45PM7.25m | 10:05AM6.90m | 10:24PM6.98m | 10:48AM6.62m | 11:11PM6.61m | 11:38AM6.28m | 00:08AM6.21m | 12:43PM5.96m | 1:22AM5.90m | 2:04PM5.84m | 2:48AM5.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.72m | 3:27PM0.83m | 3:50AM0.88m | 4:05PM1.04m | 4:30AM1.14m | 4:48PM1.34m | 5:18AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.69m | 6:19AM1.85m | 6:55PM1.99m | 7:39AM2.08m | 8:25PM2.05m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 86 | 106 | 86 | 59 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 176 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | N 4 | N 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 10 | NNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 142 | 163 | 286 | 461 | 381 | 373 | 190 | 88 | 30 | 54 | 31 | 134 | 302 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 429 | 208 | 289 | 281 | 251 | 245 | 217 | 98 | 71 | 429 | 466 | 40 | 63 | 216 | 71 |
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