8th Street Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you right from the start. I’ve been staring at the charts for 8th Street Jetty and honestly, there’s not a single standout session in the whole 16-day window. The finder is giving us a big fat zero the whole way through. It’s a rough run, but sometimes that’s the way it goes at a beach/jetty setup that’s fairly exposed. When there’s no swell and the wind is playing games, it can be a blank stretch. The good news is this spot is very consistent, so it tends not to stay poor for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, we’re looking at a long, quiet period.

Let’s break it down. The water is sitting at about 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, nothing too wild.

We start off Monday the 10th with virtually nothing. A tiny 0.3 ft SE swell with a weak energy reading of just 2. The wind is light, but it’s cross-off, so it’s clean. Still, you’d be floating more than surfing. Tuesday the 11th is more of the same, just a bit more wind. Wednesday the 12th we get a slight bump to 2 ft, but the period is a short 4 seconds, and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s just a messy little chop. The energy is still pathetic at 12.

Thursday the 13th morning sees a little spike to 3 ft from the SSW, but the wind is cross-on, and it’s still a weak energy of 55. It’s not really surfable in a meaningful way. Friday the 14th offers a moment of glassy conditions in the morning with barely a ripple, but the swell is a measly 0.3 ft. It’s a nice morning to sit on the beach, not to paddle out.

The weekend? Saturday the 15th is a no-go with cross-shore wind and tiny swell. Sunday the 16th sees the wind howling up to 19 mph from the SSW, and while the swell bumps to 4 ft from the S, it’s a messy, onshore lump. The energy is 71, but it’s blown out. That’s more of a kiteboarding day than a paddle surfing day.

Moving into the second week, the pattern holds. Monday the 17th has a clean offshore wind from the NW, but the swell is still 1 ft. Tuesday the 18th we get a long-period pulse of 15 seconds from the SE, but only 1 ft of height. The energy is 73 in the morning, jumping to 116 in the afternoon, but the wind is strong and cross-on, making it lumpy. That long period is wasted here at a beach break where it’ll just break too straight.

Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th see the energy climb into the low hundreds (145 and 179), but the swell is still only 2 ft to 3 ft and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. It’s choppy, not clean. The rest of the week into the 25th is a mix of weak cross-shore and onshore winds with tiny swell, always below 3 ft. The energy occasionally touches 100, but it’s never coupled with the right conditions.

So, save your energy. There’s no real swell on the horizon that lines up with good wind. If you absolutely have to get wet, maybe the clean, offshore mornings on the 17th or 22nd will give you a tiny, gutless wave to practice on, but don’t expect anything to write home about. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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