Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 86 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW 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 Monday (Aug 17) 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 1.0m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. I'm gonna give it to you straight, but in feet.
The whole 16-day outlook for 8th Street Jetty is a stinker. There’s a big gap of flatness right at the start. We don’t see anything worth even a look until the morning of Saturday, August 22nd.
That Saturday morning is the best of a terrible bunch. You’re looking at a 3-foot wave from the ENE. The combined energy is weak as, only 100. It’s a short-period windswell, so the waves will be small and weak. The wind is a gentle cross-offshore breeze, so it’ll be clean on the surface, but there’s just no power.
After that, the ocean basically goes back to sleep. We don’t get another pulse until the morning of Thursday, August 27th. That day has a 3-foot wave from the ENE with moderate energy (143). The wind will be nice and clean from the NNE. But again, the swell period is only 6 seconds, so it's a crumbly, gutless wave. It’s surfable, but just.
For the rest of the two weeks, it’s wave heights below 2 feet with short, weak periods and poor conditions. The water temp is about 77°, which is a touch warmer than usual, but that's about the only positive.
Honestly, don’t bother. It’s a total washout.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 21 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 25 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.16m | 12:41PM1.22m | 00:53AM1.07m | 1:28PM1.18m | 1:42AM0.99m | 2:16PM1.13m | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:04PM1.10m | 3:25AM0.88m | 3:56PM1.08m | 4:23AM0.86m | 4:53PM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.05m | 6:47AM0.01m | 7:16PM0.13m | 7:27AM0.10m | 8:06PM0.20m | 8:11AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.26m | 9:04AM0.26m | 10:09PM0.29m | 10:06AM0.29m | 11:11PM0.28m | 11:07AM0.29m | 00:05AM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 47 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | E 7 | S 4 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | S 3 | NNE 2 | ESE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 61 | 62 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2632 | 299 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 59 | 490 | 250 | 490 | 557 | 1021 | 183 | 0 | 188 | 63 |
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