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8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, S swell with 120 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next 16 days at 8th Street Jetty look bleak. We’ve got a long stretch of nearly nothing coming up. From now through to the 7th of August, it’s all poor surf conditions with tiny, weak waves. You’re looking at mostly 0.3ft to 0.7ft slop, and the wind is just never playing ball – constant cross or cross-onshore breeze messing up any chance of a clean surface. The combined swell energy barely gets into double figures, sitting mostly between 1 and 54 (weak).
The first time we see anything worth paddling out for is on Saturday, the 8th of August. The morning brings a small bump of 3ft swell from the SSW, with a period around 6 seconds. The wind swings into a light cross-offshore flow, which cleans the surface right up. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, but it’s the only surfable window we have. The combined swell energy that morning hits 96 (weak but the best we’ll get). The 3ft height will be a knee-to-waist high wave, clean, so you won’t be battling a chop. Just don't expect much push or any real barrels.
Right after that, it sinks back to almost nothing. The swell disappears again from the 9th through the whole second week, with waves barely registering at 0.3ft to 1.0ft and the wind turning messy again – mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore. The combined energy drops back to between 1 and 17 (weak). The 14th of August shows a bit of 4ft swell, but the wind is a choppy cross-onshore, and the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’ll be all bump and push, no quality.
Water temperature is sitting around 75°F, which is about average for the time of year.
Honestly, if you’re not desperate, save the effort. Saturday the 8th morning is your only real look. For the rest of it, this beach setup with the bump and chop might be more interesting for a kite than a surfboard.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | S 6 | E 10 |
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 kJ | 8 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 23 | 44 | 116 | 2 | 112 | 119 | 2 | 64 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.09m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:30AM1.12m | 11:39PM1.15m | 12:12PM1.15m | 00:25AM1.10m | 12:58PM1.17m | 1:17AM1.05m | 1:49PM1.20m | 2:14AM1.01m | 2:45PM1.22m | 3:17AM0.98m | 3:47PM1.23m | 4:27AM0.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.12m | 5:57AM-0.00m | 6:12PM0.13m | 6:30AM0.02m | 6:55PM0.16m | 7:05AM0.04m | 7:45PM0.19m | 7:49AM0.08m | 8:52PM0.21m | 8:46AM0.12m | 10:09PM0.20m | 9:59AM0.13m | 11:21PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 243 | 163 | 120 | 94 | 51 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 50 | 44 | 116 | 74 | 112 | 119 | 60 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 964 | 557 | 1098 | 1223 | 1053 | 1208 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 287 | 334 | 4 | 143 | 334 | 123 | 9 | 67 | 68 |
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