Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with 36 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 0.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) 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 0.5m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's break down the next couple of weeks.
It's a rough patch. The only break in the game is 8th Street Jetty, and for the first week and a half, it's just no good. We're looking at ankle-biters, under 2ft, with a lot of cross-onshore breeze chopping it up. The energy is barely a whisper, mostly in the teens and thirties. Not worth getting wet for.
There's a gap of about 9 days with nothing to recommend. Then, around Monday, August 31st, things get a little interesting. We get a pulse of long-period groundswell, 19 seconds, but the height is still tiny, just 1ft. The energy bumps up to 77. The wind goes offshore from the WSW on Monday morning, cleaning it up. That's the best we'll see, but with such small waves and that long period, it'll be tricky on a beach/jetty. The sets will be few and far between, and might break straight.
Tuesday, September 1st, has offshore wind from the NW again with 1ft waves, and the afternoon looks a touch better with 1ft swell from the SE and a 14-second period, clean conditions, and energy hitting 82. Still, we're not talking about any real power.
The big problem is the swell direction. It's coming from the SE and ESE, which is not what 8th Street Jetty likes. It prefers a NE swell. That, with the tiny size, makes for a long stretch of frustration. The water temp is about average for the season.
It's a grim outlook, but it won't stay this flat forever. Stay tuned.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:23AM0.86m | 4:53PM1.08m | 5:24AM0.87m | 5:49PM1.11m | 6:21AM0.91m | 6:42PM1.16m | 7:11AM0.98m | 7:27PM1.21m | 7:54AM1.04m | 8:07PM1.25m | 8:32AM1.10m | 8:44PM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.28m | 11:07AM0.29m | 00:05AM0.25m | 12:02PM0.27m | 00:53AM0.20m | 12:52PM0.22m | 1:38AM0.14m | 1:39PM0.17m | 2:21AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.13m | 3:01AM0.03m | 3:09PM0.09m | 3:40AM-0.00m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 6 | ESE 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 331 | 413 | 363 | 413 | 105 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 59 | 413 | 413 | 119 | 234 | 490 | 172 | 363 | 1169 | 21 |
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