Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, NE swell with 112 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period. 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. Let’s cut the crap. The next couple of weeks at 8th Street Jetty are looking bleak. We’re talking about a whole lot of nothing for the most part, so don’t get your hopes up. This is a classic case of “check your email, not the surf report.”
This Sunday, August 16th, we’ve got a pathetic 1ft of weak, junky swell, with a cross-onshore breeze chopping up whatever’s there. The energy is a paltry 11, and it’s just poor. The whole first week follows that same sad script. We see a clean, glassy morning on Monday the 17th, but there’s a zero in the water – flat calm. You could water-ski on it. There’s a blip of 0.3ft on Tuesday the 18th, but it’s got a long period that will just wash through the jetty without breaking. The energy readings are all weak, under 100, which tells you there’s just nothing out there. This is a long, flat, drawn-out run with no surf to speak of through the 26th. The swell barely gets over 1ft, and when it does, it’s messy. It’s a real bummer.
Now, here’s the one sliver of hope. It comes on Thursday, August 27th. We finally see some real energy, with readings hitting 122 in the morning and 116 in the afternoon. The swell is a modest 2ft from the SE, with a solid 13-second period, and we’re finally getting some offshore wind – NNW in the AM and NW in the PM. This is the only time we get a score of “1” instead of a “0”. After two weeks of nothing, a clean, waist-high wave with some push will be a welcome sight. It’s not giant, but it will be clean. This is definitely the standout, purely because it’s the only half-decent option on the board. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
The next morning, Friday the 28th, still has some life with a clean 2ft from the SE and a cross-offshore breeze, but the energy has already dropped, and the wind goes onshore in the afternoon, killing it.
So, we get a couple of surfable mornings at the tail end of the week after next, but that’s it. We’ve got a long stretch of flat and poor conditions ahead. It’s not a permanent blank, but it’s pretty close. Keep your board in the car, but maybe keep the wetsuit handy. I’ll be watching, but for now, don’t hold your breath.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 69 | 43 | 52 | 112 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.26m | 11:53AM1.26m | 00:04AM1.16m | 12:41PM1.22m | 00:53AM1.07m | 1:28PM1.18m | 1:42AM0.99m | 2:16PM1.13m | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:04PM1.10m | 3:25AM0.88m | 3:56PM1.08m | 4:23AM0.86m | ||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM-0.07m | 6:29PM0.05m | 6:47AM0.01m | 7:16PM0.13m | 7:27AM0.10m | 8:06PM0.20m | 8:11AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.26m | 9:04AM0.26m | 10:09PM0.29m | 10:06AM0.29m | 11:11PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | 64 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 18 | 3 | 14 | — | 3 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | — | S 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 7 | 56 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 17 | 69 | 43 | 52 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1418 | 1222 | 3137 | 299 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 334 | 24 | 21 | 507 | 188 | 162 | 8 | 89 | 540 | 1098 | 188 |
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