Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with 46 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 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for our local stretch is a tough one to write. The entire 16-day window is a flat spell. There’s just nothing doing. We’re looking at a solid run of blank days with no real swell to speak of. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just takes a break, and you take a break too. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so don't sweat it, but right now, it’s a no-go.
The only spot in the mix is 8th Street Jetty. It’s an advanced, beach-and-jetty setup that’s fairly exposed to swell, and it’s very consistent for the area, which usually means it’s the first to pick up anything. But even here, the numbers are grim. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 25°.
The whole outlook kicks off on Tuesday, August 25th, with tiny 1ft swell from the SE. The combined energy is barely a whisper at 19. A light cross-off wind keeps it clean, but it’s poor surf. That same tiny, weak pattern holds through Wednesday and Thursday, with the swell nudging up to just 2ft and the energy climbing to 76 by Thursday afternoon, but it’s all a mess with cross-onshore winds chopping it up.
Friday the 28th sees a bit of a bump, with the swell hitting 3ft in the morning and energy of 97. A cross-off wind from the west keeps it clean, but it’s still labelled poor surf. The period is a short 8 seconds, so no real push. The afternoon goes glassy with a light wind, but the swell drops back to 2ft.
From the 29th of August through to the 9th of September, it’s just a sad parade of 1ft to 2ft swell. The energy figures are all in the low double digits, barely cracking 60 on a good day. There is a moment on Wednesday, September 2nd, with a glassy calm morning and a 12-second period, but the swell is still only 1ft. Another glimpse of hope on Wednesday, September 9th, with a clean offshore wind from the NNW, but again, we’re talking about 1ft of swell. A couple of afternoons show a 4 or 5-second period, which is just wind slop, not surf.
Look, the best of a bad lot would be to find a longboard and a prayer on Friday morning, August 28th, at 8th Street Jetty. That’s the biggest swell of the entire period at 3ft, with a clean cross-off wind. It’s tiny, but it’s the cleanest you’ll get. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.21m | 7:54AM1.04m | 8:07PM1.25m | 8:32AM1.10m | 8:44PM1.27m | 9:08AM1.15m | 9:20PM1.27m | 9:43AM1.19m | 9:56PM1.25m | 10:18AM1.23m | 10:34PM1.21m | 10:57AM1.25m | 11:17PM1.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.13m | 3:01AM0.03m | 3:09PM0.09m | 3:40AM-0.00m | 3:52PM0.07m | 4:17AM-0.03m | 4:34PM0.05m | 4:52AM-0.03m | 5:14PM0.05m | 5:26AM-0.02m | 5:56PM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 31 | 42 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 11 | S 6 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 9 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 3 | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 16 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 250 | 250 | 1415 | 353 | 363 | 492 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 166 | 307 | 234 | 253 | 509 | 513 | 8 | 964 | 2191 |
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