Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 109 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 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, listen up, this is Rusty. Let's be real about 8th Street Jetty for the next couple of weeks. It's a bleak stretch ahead, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. The water temperature is sitting at 78°, which is a staggering 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's a full-on tropical bathtub and very unusual for us.
The pattern is almost non-existent. For the first week and a half, from the 7th of September right through to the 18th, it's a total write-off. Day after day of poor surf conditions, with the combined wave energy barely ticking over, often in the single digits or low tens (30, 9, 10, 17 – pathetic numbers). The swell is tiny, usually under 2ft, and what little there is keeps getting chopped up by the wind. There's a gap of about ten days where there's absolutely nothing worth paddling out for.
The only glimmer, and I mean the only one, shows up on Saturday the 19th of September. For the Saturday afternoon we get a flicker of life. The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive, and the swell bumps up to 3ft from the NE. The combined energy hits 77, which is still weak, but it's the best we'll see. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it's not going to be pretty, but it will be the most surfable moment of the entire run. The waves will be small, weak, and fat, but at least you won't be getting blown off your board.
After that brief window, it's back to the same old story. The 20th and 21st bring more onshore crud and the swell stays small. There's a couple of days out near the 22nd where the swell height gets to 3ft, and the energy jumps to 124, but the wind is a cross-onshore, so it'll be a choppy, lumpy mess. It's still not a recommendable session.
Honestly, the whole 16-day outlook is a dud for paddle surfing. If you're desperate for a splash, the Saturday the 19th afternoon is your only shot at a clean-ish wave. Otherwise, with the significant swell and poor quality wind on the 22nd, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 102 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.27m | 6:35AM1.12m | 6:54PM1.32m | 7:30AM1.21m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.02m | 1:11PM0.04m | 1:58AM-0.04m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | — | S 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | S 5 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | NE 4 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | NE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 102 | 80 | 47 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 103 | 162 | 773 | 299 | 363 | 1397 | 773 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 162 | 96 | 541 | 1107 | 1100 | 287 | 67 | 103 | 21 |
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