Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ENE swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, gather 'round. Rusty here.
Well, I'm gonna be straight with you. If you've got the itch to paddle out around here, you might need to find a different hobby for a while, because the next two weeks look like a flat, wind-chopped desert. We're looking at a solid 16-day window with absolutely no surf worth mentioning. Not even a tiny ripple to get excited about.
The only game in town is 8th Street Jetty, and even calling it "in the game" is a stretch. It's a beach/jetty setup, and for the advanced crew only on its best days, but there are no best days coming. The forecast is a long, sad story of tiny swell and onshore or cross-shore winds.
Looking at the first week, from Wednesday the 22nd through to Tuesday the 29th of July, it's all "poor surf conditions" – a lot of flukey, weak energy. The swell direction is all over the place, mostly from the SE and ENE, with periods so short (4-9 seconds) you'd be surfing whitewash on a lake. The combined wave energy is pathetic, barely making it past a whisper of 87 on the 24th. The wind is a constant problem; we get a cross-off here and there, but mostly it's cross-onshore, making what little bump there is a choppy mess.
On the morning of Wednesday the 30th of July, we get a tiny pulse: 3ft swell from the South, but with a period of just 4 seconds – that's essentially flat, just a bit of bump. We do get a clean offshore wind from the NW that morning, but the wave is too weak to do anything with. After that, the entire first week of August is more of the same: tiny waves from the SE, short periods, and messy winds. By the time we get to Thursday the 6th of August, the swell height bumps up to 4ft from the South, but it's a short-period 5-second windswell, and the wind is a strong cross-onshore creating a choppy mess. The energy reading of 80 is still weak and won't offer a decent ride.
There is not a single standout session in this entire window. The water temp is about average for the time of year, sitting around 75°F.
Honestly, for the foreseeable future, with this setup of onshore winds and small, weak swell, this beach looks more interesting for kite surfing than for a paddle surfer. It tends not to stay this bad forever, but for now, we're in a real slump.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 46 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 2 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.13m | 4:00AM0.90m | 4:36PM1.12m | 4:57AM0.87m | 5:30PM1.13m | 5:56AM0.88m | 6:23PM1.15m | 6:51AM0.91m | 7:11PM1.19m | 7:39AM0.95m | 7:55PM1.23m | 8:22AM0.99m | 8:35PM1.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:50PM0.25m | 10:50AM0.22m | 11:46PM0.23m | 11:41AM0.22m | 00:36AM0.20m | 12:30PM0.21m | 1:24AM0.16m | 1:18PM0.19m | 2:09AM0.12m | 2:04PM0.17m | 2:53AM0.08m | 2:50PM0.14m | 3:35AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 187 | 169 | 89 | 76 | 45 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 38 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | E 6 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | N 2 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 6 | 14 | — | 31 | 46 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 170 | 307 | 188 | 541 | 540 | 5 | 540 | 455 | 79 | 469 | 88 | 492 | 106 | 3 | 3 |
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