Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, E swell with 72 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for this stretch.
Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a pretty grim run for 8th Street Jetty. The data is clear: there’s just no decent surf to get excited about. Every single report is marked as poor surf conditions with a score of zero, so I can’t even pick a true standout. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.
We kick off on Saturday the 12th with a tiny 1.0ft to 1ft SE windswell, period a weak 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly 15. The wind is on it from the SE at 9 mph, so it’s messy and pretty much unrideable. Sunday the 13th is slightly cleaner with a cross-off and then a light offshore from the NW, but we’re still only looking at 1.0ft to 1ft. It’s just not enough to push through. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, practically bathwater.
The whole first week is a write-off. Monday the 14th sees a small bump to 2ft from the NE, but with a shockingly short 5-second period, it’ll be crumbly and gutless. We get a slight lift around Saturday the 19th with the swell hitting 3ft and the energy cracking 100 (at 113), but the wind is cross-onshore and it still gets a zero rating.
The most notable event, and even this isn't a recommendation, is Monday the 21st of September. We see the biggest swell of the period at 6ft from the ENE, with a solid combined energy of 438. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. It’s an onshore slop-fest. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s just a stormy windswell.
That sort of size and wind, especially at a beach/jetty setup, starts to look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The conditions stay rough into Tuesday the 22nd with strong cross-onshore winds.
We finally see some cleaner conditions late in the run, around Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th, with strong cross-off and then offshore winds. But by then the swell has dropped back to a tiny 3ft to 2ft. Friday afternoon the 25th has a moderate offshore from the NNW, clean as a whistle, but with only 2ft of ESE swell and an energy reading of 68, you’d be floating around on a sea of nothing. It’s a long gap of poor quality with nothing to recommend.
Overall, it’s a blank run for the area. The forecast can always change, but right now, save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 62 | 59 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.34m | 10:02PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | 10:45PM1.19m | 11:15AM1.28m | 11:30PM1.11m | 11:59AM1.23m | 00:18AM1.02m | 12:45PM1.16m | 1:07AM0.95m | 1:33PM1.11m | 1:59AM0.90m | 2:23PM1.07m | 2:53AM0.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM-0.04m | 4:54AM-0.07m | 5:18PM-0.01m | 5:31AM-0.00m | 6:00PM0.05m | 6:08AM0.07m | 6:43PM0.12m | 6:44AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.20m | 7:23AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.27m | 8:11AM0.31m | 9:25PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | — | 24 | 15 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | E 5 | — | S 5 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1107 | 1176 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 458 | 3 | 557 | 773 | 773 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 56 | 309 | 509 | 21 | 250 | 170 | 1208 |
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