Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 86 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s 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 (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, it's Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this 16-day window for 8th Street Jetty is a tough one. The forecast is showing a whole lot of nothing, I'm talking a massive blank run of 16 days with no decent surf at all. Every single reading comes back as "poor surf conditions," so there's no standout session to get excited about.
For the first few days, from September 1st through the 16th, the swell is tiny. We're looking at wave heights bouncing between just 0.3 ft and 3 ft, with the combined swell energy rarely cracking triple digits (mostly weak values between 4 and 164). The one little spike on the morning of September 16th shows a 3 ft east swell, but the energy is still only moderate (164) and the wind is a messy cross-shore. The dominant swell directions are all over the place – SE, ENE, S – none of which are lining up with the jetty's ideal NE window. The water temperature is sitting at 77°F, which is a whopping 4°F above average for this time of year, so it's much warmer than normal.
To be honest, for 8th Street Jetty, it's a bust. The wave heights are tiny, the periods are short and choppy, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, making the surface a mess. With the poor quality and small swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. But don't lose hope – breaks like this tend to bounce back, and forecasts can change. For now, I'd leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 7 | 52 | 75 | 70 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 86 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.09m | 12:30PM1.25m | 1:03AM1.04m | 1:27PM1.23m | 2:05AM0.99m | 2:29PM1.22m | 3:11AM0.97m | 3:36PM1.22m | 4:21AM0.98m | 4:46PM1.23m | 5:31AM1.03m | 5:54PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.10m | 6:40AM0.05m | 7:32PM0.15m | 7:27AM0.10m | 8:38PM0.19m | 8:29AM0.16m | 9:56PM0.20m | 9:49AM0.18m | 11:09PM0.16m | 11:06AM0.16m | 00:12AM0.09m | 12:12PM0.10m | 1:07AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 29 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 75 | 63 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | W 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 34 | 70 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1544 | 0 | 296 | 1544 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 130 | 59 | 124 | 507 | 516 | 540 | 541 | 1105 | 1434 | 461 | 1555 | 16 | 435 |
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