Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with 91 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 8th Street Jetty this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what we’ve got for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty flat run. We’re looking at a long stretch with hardly any push. The forecast period runs from now, Monday the 7th of September, all the way through to Tuesday the 22nd of September, and there’s really nothing worth paddling out for. You’ve got a gap of weak, ankle-high dribble for most of that time. The combined swell energy is stuck well under 100 (mostly in the 9 to 61 range), which is feeble. It’s a poor run, plain and simple.
The first break that pops up is 8th Street Jetty. We’ve got a tiny pulse on Monday morning, with a swell from the east at 2ft, period of 10 seconds, and a light north cross-off breeze that’ll keep it clean. But the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. The combined energy is only 48, so there’s nothing behind it. The water temperature is 78°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s really unusual, and you’ll notice it.
Monday afternoon turns messy, with a 9 mph SSW cross-breeze and the swell drops to 1ft. Tuesday and Wednesday are even smaller, barely a ripple, with a period as low as 4 seconds on Wednesday morning (2ft from the SSW). That short period swell offers no shape. By Wednesday afternoon, the wind picks up to 19 mph from the SSW, making it cross-on and lumpy. Not good.
The rest of the week and into the next is a dead loss. We see the odd bump of 2ft to 3ft on the 12th and 19th, but the period stays short (4-6 seconds) and the wind is either onshore or cross-shore with chop. The combined energy never gets above 70, even when the height touches 3ft. It’s all noise and no power.
Even the last few days, like the 16th of September, give us a WNW offshore breeze that’ll clean things up, but the swell is just 0.7ft to 1ft. Clean, but nothing to ride. With such weak swell and poor quality at a beach/jetty setup, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, if they can even get going.
The 8th Street Jetty break is inconsistent with the swell we need, and this blank run is just what the area serves up sometimes. There’s no standout here, not a single day I’d point you at. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board at home.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 87 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.27m | 6:35AM1.12m | 6:54PM1.32m | 7:30AM1.21m | 7:47PM1.35m | 8:19AM1.28m | 8:34PM1.36m | 9:05AM1.33m | 9:19PM1.33m | 9:48AM1.34m | 10:02PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | 10:45PM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.10m | 1:07AM0.02m | 1:11PM0.04m | 1:58AM-0.04m | 2:06PM-0.01m | 2:46AM-0.09m | 2:58PM-0.05m | 3:31AM-0.11m | 3:48PM-0.06m | 4:14AM-0.10m | 4:34PM-0.04m | 4:54AM-0.07m | 5:18PM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 43 | 87 | 80 | 129 | — | 2 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 21 | 103 | 162 | 773 | 363 | 291 | 773 | 773 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 284 | 985 | 975 | 24 | 46 | 3113 | 63 |
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