Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SE swell with 118 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 (Aug 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 4s. 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 0.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next 16 days at 8th Street Jetty is a tough one. This is a real quiet spell, and we're looking at a prolonged stretch of hardly any rideable waves.
For the first week and a half, from now through to around the 24th of August, the ocean is basically flat. We're talking about swell heights that barely register, mostly under 3 ft, and the combined wave energy is tiny, often in the single or low double digits. The wind is all over the place, switching between cross-off, onshore, and cross-shore, but it doesn't matter much because there's no swell to work with. The water temperature is running at 78°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a real anomaly of over 4°. It's a nice thought for a swim, but for surfing, you'd be spending all your time sitting and waiting for nothing.
There is a bit of a pulse that shows up later in the forecast period. Around Tuesday, the 25th of August, we start to see a spike in energy. The swell picks up to 6 ft from the ESE, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 327, which is a solid kick. But the wind is onshore from the SE, and the short period means it's going to be a bit of a messy, bumpy affair. The swell hangs around into Wednesday the 26th with 6 ft from the E, but still that short 7-second period and a cross/onshore wind from the NE making it choppy. This is expert-level territory, and honestly, with the poor wind, it's looking more like a session for kite surfers than paddle surfers. By Thursday the 27th, it's dropping back to 5 ft.
So, the honest truth is there's nothing you'd want to paddle out for in the first two weeks. The later pulse of swell on the 25th-27th is the only thing on the horizon, but it's a long way off and the wind is going to wreck it. It's a blank run for the area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 13 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.22m | 8:53PM1.42m | 9:27AM1.27m | 9:41PM1.40m | 10:16AM1.29m | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:04AM1.28m | 11:16PM1.26m | 11:53AM1.26m | 00:04AM1.16m | 12:41PM1.22m | 00:53AM1.07m | 1:28PM1.18m | 1:42AM0.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM-0.06m | 3:59AM-0.15m | 4:06PM-0.07m | 4:45AM-0.15m | 4:56PM-0.06m | 5:27AM-0.12m | 5:43PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.07m | 6:29PM0.05m | 6:47AM0.01m | 7:16PM0.13m | 7:27AM0.10m | 8:06PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 62 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 13 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 5 | W 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | ENE 5 | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 3 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2379 | 2510 | 972 | 17 | 250 | 2195 | 1107 | 3115 | 540 | 681 | 1099 | 1271 | 1175 | 1434 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 59 | 183 | 396 | 0 |
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