Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) 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 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at 8th Street Jetty.
It’s a real bummer of a 16-day outlook. There’s nothing worth paddling out for. From today all the way through to Monday, August 12th, the swell barely reaches 0.4 ft at best. The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is about 2° warmer than average for this time of year – a little warm, but nothing extreme. The combined wave energy tops out at 218 on Tuesday morning, but that’s a weak, short-period 7-second SE windswell with a cross-shore wind messing it up. Every single time slot is marked as “poor surf conditions.” After that, on Thursday, August 13th morning, there’s a tiny bump of 3 ft from the NE with a clean offshore NNW breeze at 9 mph. That’s the only moment where the wind is decent, but the swell is pathetic and only has a 6-second period. Hard pass.
With the constant onshore winds, weak energy, and tiny surf, the setup here looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Nothing going on for a surfer for the whole 16 days. It’s a dry spell, but that’s how it goes in this area sometimes. Forecasts can change.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 99 | 73 | 42 | 83 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 6:46AM1.07m | 7:08PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:20PM0.02m | 2:18AM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 33 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 40 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 15 | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | — | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | 1 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 99 | 73 | 42 | 83 | 80 | 26 | 2 | — | 39 | 55 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 334 | 24 | 299 | 671 | 9 | 102 | 1176 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 279 |
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