Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSE swell with 126 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me break down the local surf scene for you at 8th Street Jetty over the next couple of weeks. I’ve got to be straight with you: it’s looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. There’s a serious lack of swell energy, and the conditions are fighting us every step of the way.
The whole 16-day outlook is a bit of a write-off for decent surf. There’s a real gap here with nothing worth getting excited about. The water temp is sitting at 75°F which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze.
We’ve got a few days early on worth a quick mention. On Wednesday, July 29th, the morning shapes up with a gentle offshore wind from the WNW at 9 mph and clean conditions. The swell is a tiny 3 ft from the SE with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined wave energy is weak (71). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. That’s as good as it gets for the first week, and it’s not saying much.
The rest of the week is a mess of cross-onshore winds, choppy water, and non-existent swell. By the time we get to the weekend of August 3rd and 4th, we see some glassy or clean conditions, but the swell drops to almost nothing – 0.3 ft to 2 ft. The energy is pitiful, with values like 1 and 2 (weak). You’d be floating on a lake.
Looking further out to the second week, around August 9th and 10th, we get a little bump. The swell picks up to 2 ft - 3 ft from the east, with clean conditions and a light offshore. But the period is still short (5 seconds), and the energy is still weak (max 38). It’s not enough to get the heart pumping.
If you’re a kite surfer, the setup on Tuesday, July 28th, with a 5 ft SSE swell, fresh cross-onshore wind, and a lumpy, choppy ocean might be more interesting than for a paddle surfer. But for us, it’s a long, flat stretch.
Stay patient, folks. The forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a pretty blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 5 |
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 kJ | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 126 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.23m | 8:22AM0.99m | 8:35PM1.25m | 9:02AM1.02m | 9:12PM1.26m | 9:39AM1.05m | 9:47PM1.26m | 10:15AM1.07m | 10:22PM1.23m | 10:52AM1.09m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:30AM1.12m | 11:39PM1.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.17m | 2:53AM0.08m | 2:50PM0.14m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:34PM0.12m | 4:14AM0.02m | 4:15PM0.11m | 4:50AM-0.00m | 4:55PM0.11m | 5:25AM-0.01m | 5:34PM0.12m | 5:57AM-0.00m | 6:12PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 145 | 65 | 68 | 43 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | S 7 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | W 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 26 | 29 | 126 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 1544 | 123 | 549 | 1430 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 124 | 166 | 8 | 166 | 353 | 345 | 353 | 1208 | 119 |
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