Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, S swell with 130 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 8th Street Jetty this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s going on over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, straight up, it’s a grim stretch at 8th Street Jetty. There’s just nothing on the cards worth paddling out for. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. Every single day is tagged as “poor surf conditions,” so I’m not gonna sugarcoat it.
The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s not disappointing.
You’ve got a couple of mornings with glassy conditions, like on Friday 17 July, when the wind goes NE at 3 mph and it’s dead flat with a tiny 0.3 ft easterly, period 15 seconds – that’s proper groundswell but it’s just got no height to it. Then again on Monday 20 July, it’s glassy but there’s zero swell. So it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. A few other mornings have light offshore or cross-off breezes, but the swell is consistently tiny – never above 3 ft, and that one comes with a short 5-second period and onshore wind.
The biggest combined energy we see is 95 (still weak energy) on the afternoon of Tuesday 28 July, with 3 ft from the SE at 8 seconds, but it’s onshore, so you’re looking at junky, bumpy waves. Not worth the drive.
There’s a long gap of tiny surf, then a slight bump in the final few days, but nothing that breaks the “poor” rating. For a break that’s very consistent, it’s a real bummer. But hey, it’s a beach and jetty setup, and with the wind and weak swell, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those afternoons when the breeze picks up.
So, no standout days. No hidden gems. Just a blank run. Keep the board in the car and watch the forecasts – it tends not to stay this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SW 3 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 4 | E 5 | S 7 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.21m | 10:01PM1.44m | 10:40AM1.22m | 10:52PM1.38m | 11:34AM1.23m | 11:45PM1.30m | 12:28PM1.22m | 00:36AM1.21m | 1:19PM1.20m | 1:27AM1.12m | 2:08PM1.18m | 2:17AM1.03m | 2:56PM1.16m | 3:07AM0.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM-0.07m | 5:10AM-0.17m | 5:15PM-0.05m | 5:56AM-0.15m | 6:05PM-0.01m | 6:41AM-0.10m | 6:56PM0.06m | 7:26AM-0.03m | 7:48PM0.13m | 8:12AM0.05m | 8:46PM0.20m | 9:02AM0.12m | 9:49PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 74 | 67 | 94 | 131 | 94 | 47 | 1 | — | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 200 | — | 146 | — | — | — | 19 | 132 | 278 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 309 | 250 | 284 | 1434 | 964 | 964 | 972 | 1415 | 2347 | 111 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 334 | 334 | 68 | 9 | 19 |
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