8th Street Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.26° N 74.60° W

8th Street Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 8th Street Jetty sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.6° 

8th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 5AM (Mon 17th Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks at 8th Street Jetty.

To be straight up with ya, this is a tough outlook. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We’re looking at tiny, gutless swell and messy conditions more often than not.

We’ve got a stretch from now, Sunday the 16th of August, right through to Monday the 31st of August, and there’s just nothing that’s going to get the blood pumping. The swell never climbs above 3ft, and even that tiny bump late in the month is paired with a cross-onshore wind. The wave energy is weak, never even cracking the 100 mark (72 at best on the morning of the 27th).

The water’s sitting at 77°F with a positive anomaly of 3°F, so a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice if you’re having a swim, but it’s not helping the waves.

For the first week, we’re looking at tiny, short-period slop. A few windows of clean conditions pop up—like the glassy morning of Wednesday the 19th—but with swell heights barely scraping 1ft and combined energy down around 29, it’s not worth paddling out for. The wind swings around a lot, often cross or cross-on, and even when it’s offshore, the swell is just too small to do anything with.

Moving into the second week, things don’t improve. Thursday the 27th morning has a bit more energy (72) and clean conditions with a cross-offshore from the N, but the swell is still only 1ft from the SE. A few days later, Monday the 31st, it’s more of the same: tiny, short-period swell with a lumpy cross-shore chop.

Honestly, if you’re a surfer, you’d be better off finding something else to do. This is a long, quiet run. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, with that consistent cross-to-cross-on wind and enough small chop to get a foil going, but for wave riding? Forget it.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
20
Friday
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6
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9
0.7
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8
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Energy kJ
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49
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41
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22
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14
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12
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
S
5
W
10
S
25
SSW
10
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NNE
15
NE
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N
20
NE
15
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30
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High Tide
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
4:53PM1.08m
Low Tide
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
11:07AM0.29m
00:05AM0.25m
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Temp °C
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28
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19
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Information about the 8th Street Jetty Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 8th Street Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 8th Street Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 8th Street Jetty surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (8th Street Jetty) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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