Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 106 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Wednesday arvo is a washout—cross-on 30 km/h breeze and lumpy 3ft of wind slop at 4 seconds, and the water’s sitting at 77°F, a good 6°F warmer than average for the time of year. That’s seriously unusual. The jetty (Eighth Street Jetty) has nothing rideable, and you’d be fighting chop for no reason.
Thursday stays flat—1ft at 9 seconds, clean but barely a pulse. The light offshore-west wind will glass it up, but there’s no push. Same story Friday—dribble and light winds, just waiting for something that isn’t coming. Saturday’s the same, 1ft straight onshore, energy in the tank (29). Sunday’s got a touch of storm risk and a cross-shore breeze—still poor.
Monday the 14th, the swell edges up—1ft—but still poor, and Tuesday the 15th is more of the same with a cross-on wind that chops it up. Energy readings are in the 30s and 40s—weak. Look, I’m not going to lie: the first week is a flat, mushy grind. There’s a tiny bump Wednesday the 16th arvo if the glass holds—0.7ft and dead calm—but that’s not even shin-high. It’s a pond out there.
From Thursday the 17th through the weekend, more wind but the waves stay weak—2ft to 3ft, short-period junk, mostly cross-onshore. Friday the 19th sees the energy jump to 166 in the afternoon with a 5ft swell from ENE, but it’s still messy and crossed. Then Sunday the 20th, it finally switches on. That morning, the north-northeast breeze goes cross-offshore, the swell drops to 5ft but holds from the east at 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 347—that’s proper juice, and it reads clean. That’s your window. 8th Street Jetty will have head-high-plus waves, clean faces, and some push. It’s inconsistent, so be patient, but the sets will be worth it.
The arvo of the 20th fades—3ft, cross-on and choppy—and then Monday the 21st through Wednesday the 23rd, it’s back to small, messy, onshore slop. Energy drops right off. Then Thursday the 24th, the swell bumps to 5ft with ENE winds, but they’re cross and lumpy, so it’ll be a bumpy, foamy mess. Not for the faint-hearted, and the period’s short at 6 seconds.
The first 11 days are nearly a complete blank. You want the one window? Sunday the 20th, first light. That’s your shot. Everything else is either flat, blown out, or both.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 106 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 31 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.35m | 8:19AM1.28m | 8:34PM1.36m | 9:05AM1.33m | 9:19PM1.33m | 9:48AM1.34m | 10:02PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | 10:45PM1.19m | 11:15AM1.28m | 11:30PM1.11m | 11:59AM1.23m | 00:18AM1.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM-0.01m | 2:46AM-0.09m | 2:58PM-0.05m | 3:31AM-0.11m | 3:48PM-0.06m | 4:14AM-0.10m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 68 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 15 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 19 | — | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 106 | 140 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 11 | 13 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 773 | 650 | 9 | 40 | 81 | 59 | 1204 | 284 | 1176 | 964 | 67 | 9 | 79 | 105 | 59 | 162 | 541 | 90 | 1177 | 557 |
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