Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ESE swell with 105 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) 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 2.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one.
Lookin’ at the whole 16-day window, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a real quiet stretch for 8th Street Jetty. The finder’s showing a big fat zero on every single report through the whole run. There’s just no surf on offer. The first record kicks off on Monday, August 3rd, but it’s a write-off – risk of thunderstorms, cross-shore wind, and the combined energy of all swells directed here is a flat 0 (0). That’s a dead ocean.
We’ve got a long gap of nothing happening. Wednesday morning, August 5th, the wind goes glassy, which is a tease, but there’s still no swell to speak of – just 2 ft of weak stuff from the ESE with a combined energy of only 26. It’s a classic case of the ocean takin’ a nap. Thursday the 6th through the 9th, we see tiny pulses of 2 ft to 3 ft swell from the S and SSE, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds and the combined energy barely cracks 77. The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, so it’s chopped up and messy. Not worth paddling out for.
The second week stays in the doldrums. From August 10th all the way to the 18th, the swell height barely registers – mostly 0.3 ft to 3 ft, with periods all over the place but zero punch. The combined energy never gets above 41. Some mornings, like August 11th and 15th, go glassy, but there’s nothing to ride. Even when we get a bit of offshore wind on August 16th (WNW at 16 mph), the swell is just 1.0 ft to 2 ft. It’s heartbreaking.
The only real standout? There isn’t one. If you’re an advanced surfer lookin’ for a challenge, you’d be better off checking the kite forecast – the setup on those afternoons with 3 ft of weak, short-period swell and cross-onshore wind is more interesting for a kite than a paddle. For the rest of us, this is a blank run. The water temp is 76°F which is pretty normal for the time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s normal.
Keep your board in the car, mate. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | E 11 | S 6 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 54 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 62 | 92 | 73 | 44 | 37 | 43 | 22 | 62 | 2 | 26 | 29 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.15m | 00:25AM1.10m | 12:58PM1.17m | 1:17AM1.05m | 1:49PM1.20m | 2:14AM1.01m | 2:45PM1.22m | 3:17AM0.98m | 3:47PM1.23m | 4:27AM0.97m | 4:56PM1.26m | 5:39AM1.00m | 6:05PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.16m | 7:05AM0.04m | 7:45PM0.19m | 7:49AM0.08m | 8:52PM0.21m | 8:46AM0.12m | 10:09PM0.20m | 9:59AM0.13m | 11:21PM0.16m | 11:12AM0.12m | 00:25AM0.09m | 12:18PM0.07m | 1:23AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 4 |
| kJ | 268 | 228 | 131 | 56 | 24 | 41 | 22 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | 47 | 16 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 11 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | NE 2 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | ENE 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 509 | 1 | 29 | 54 | — | 4 | — | 54 | 46 | 62 | 92 | 73 | 44 | 37 | 43 | 22 | 62 | — | 26 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 6 | 86 | 188 | 287 | 47 | 8 | 52 | 9 | 130 | 2483 | 143 | 33 | 119 | 33 | 6 | 773 | 6 | 63 | 67 | 1171 |
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