Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) 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 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with ya – this is a tough stretch. We’re lookin’ at a real long dry spell with no decent surf on offer for the entire 16-day run. The only spot in the mix is 8th Street Jetty, and the data’s tellin’ me it’s just not gonna fire.
The first few days, from Thursday the 6th through to the weekend, we’ve got tiny swell with barely any energy. The water temp’s sittin’ around 76°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but you won’t care about that when you’re starin’ at flat, choppy lines. The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the swell is weak, under 3ft with a short period around 6 seconds. The combined energy is pathetic, only 38 to 85. It’s just poor surf conditions day after day.
We roll into the second week and it gets even smaller. From Monday the 10th right through to Sunday the 16th, we’re talkin’ ankle-biters – 0.3ft to 2ft at best. There are a few moments of clean, glassy conditions, like early on the 11th, and the 16th morning sees a bit of glass, but with no swell to push through, it’s just a flat, pretty lake. That’s a long gap of nothing.
Even the final days, from the 17th of August onwards, don’t bring any hope. There’s a bit of a bump on the 20th afternoon with a 2ft S swell, but it’s a short period 4-second windswell and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s gonna be messy and weak.
Honestly, there’s no standout, no best day, no wave worth paddlin’ for. The 8th Street Jetty is a beach/jetty setup that’s advanced, but with this lack of swell, it’s a total non-event. If you’re a kiter, you might get a laugh out of the onshore days, but for a paddle surfer? Nothin’ doin’. It’s one of those stretches where the area just goes quiet. Forecasts can change, but for now, the board stays on the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 14 |
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 kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.22m | 3:17AM0.98m | 3:47PM1.23m | 4:27AM0.97m | 4:56PM1.26m | 5:39AM1.00m | 6:05PM1.31m | 6:46AM1.07m | 7:08PM1.37m | 7:45AM1.15m | 8:03PM1.41m | 8:38AM1.22m | 8:53PM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.12m | 10:09PM0.20m | 9:59AM0.13m | 11:21PM0.16m | 11:12AM0.12m | 00:25AM0.09m | 12:18PM0.07m | 1:23AM0.02m | 1:20PM0.02m | 2:18AM-0.05m | 2:18PM-0.03m | 3:10AM-0.11m | 3:14PM-0.06m | 3:59AM-0.15m | |||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 64 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 36 | 112 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 13 | — | — | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 975 | 88 | 8 | 1544 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 59 | 284 | 1107 | 92 | 79 | 190 | 59 | 711 | 975 | 540 |
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