Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, E swell with 269 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 8th Street Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | S 5 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 44 | 52 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 3:16PM1.05m | 3:49AM0.86m | 4:13PM1.05m | 4:49AM0.88m | ||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.07m | 6:43PM0.12m | 6:44AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.20m | 7:23AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.27m | 8:11AM0.31m | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:19AM0.35m | 10:31PM0.30m | 10:31AM0.34m | 11:28PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 44 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | S 4 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 11 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 22 | 68 | 28 | 52 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 1105 | 773 | 675 | 540 | 90 | 79 | 21 | 540 | 291 | 284 | 975 | 385 | 1176 | 1176 | 1177 | 90 | 6 | 3 |
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