Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, S swell with 120 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. 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 1.3m 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 2.0m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| 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
Hey folks, it’s Rusty. Truth is, we’re lookin’ at a dry spell at 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days. Barely a wave worth paddling for, so don’t get your hopes up.
The first real chance doesn’t come till the very tail end, and even that’s tiny. We’ve got a huge gap of flat or near-flat conditions.
Starting now and through the first week and into the second, it’s all tiny or flat. On the 4th of August you get a little 0.7m SE swell, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy – no good. The energy is weak, mostly under 50 (combined swell energy of 8 to 72). We see some S swells between 1.0m and 1.1m from the 6th to the 9th of August, but the periods are short – 4 to 6 seconds – and the wind is cross or cross-onshore all the way.
From the 11th of August right through the 16th, it’s almost all 0.1m swells with combined energy barely in single digits. There are a couple of glassy, clean moments on the 12th and 13th of August, but the swell size is a joke.
The best on offer – and I use that term loosely – is Wednesday the 12th of August in the afternoon. Wind goes flat glass from the SSE at 5 km/h. Combined energy is a measly 8, and the swell is a tiny 0.5m from the S with a 3-second period, but it’s glassy. For a longboard and no expectations, you might catch a few. Then on the 13th of August morning we get calm winds and a 0.8m SSW swell with a 4-second period and combined energy of 31 – still weak, but clean.
Water temp on the 1st is 24°, right around average for this time of year with a negligible anomaly. No surprises there.
Bottom line: this is a 16-day blank for 8th Street Jetty. It’s a beach/jetty setup, and with these weak, short-period, cross-onshore days, it looks more like kite-surfing weather than paddle surfing. You’re better off saving the gas.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 18 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 62 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 5:57AM-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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 202 | 174 | 168 | 74 | 44 | 68 | 59 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 22 | 41 | 143 | 416 | 333 | — | — | 53 | — | — | 71 | 75 | 62 | 76 | 105 | 47 | 50 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 964 | 557 | 1098 | 2216 | 1044 | 982 | 102 | 3 | 140 | 143 | 90 | 9 | 309 | 518 | 143 | 2483 | 119 | 9 | 334 |
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