8th Street Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.26° N 74.60° W

8th Street Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 8th Street Jetty sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.8° 

8th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, S swell with 127 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s 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 Saturday (Jul 18) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) 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 2.2m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Sat 18th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 5s
Best Surf 5PM (Sat 18th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 5s
Most Powerful 8PM (Sat 18th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G'day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with ya – the 16-day outlook for our patch is a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a wave worth paddling for. The best advice I can give is to keep the board in the shed and the wax in the wrapper for a while.

Let's start with the only spot we've got on the list, 8th Street Jetty. It's an advanced break, fairly exposed to the swell, and it's known to be very consistent, but there's a problem: the ocean just isn't playing ball. The water's sitting at a warm 76.1°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only good news.

Right from the start on Friday, 17th July, it's flat. The morning is dead calm with a pathetic 0.3ft of swell from the east. The combined energy is a measly 7 (weak energy). It's a total write-off. The afternoon isn't any better – a tiny 1.3ft of short-period junk from the SSE with a cross-shore breeze. It's poor.

Saturday the 18th is a bit of a tease. The morning is a washout with a storm risk and onshore winds. The afternoon shows a glimmer: a 3.9ft swell from the south, but it's got a short period of just 5 seconds. The combined energy is only 83 (weak energy). The wind goes glassy, so it'll look clean, but the waves themselves will be ordinary and weak. It's surfable, but only just, and I wouldn't get excited.

From Sunday the 19th right through the rest of July and into the start of August, the story is the same. The swell drops to almost nothing – 0.3ft, 1.3ft, 2.0ft – with most of the combined energy readings sitting in the weak range (under 100). There are a few mornings with clean, offshore winds from the NNW, like on Sunday the 19th and Thursday the 23rd, but with no swell to work with, it's just a glassy lake. The wind might be perfect, but you can't surf a ripple.

The strongest energy we see comes on the 24th of July, with a combined energy of 63 (still weak energy) for a 2.3ft, 8-second swell from the SSE, but it's accompanied by an onshore wind. It's a poor setup. Later in the run, we get a bit of a cross-off shore breeze on the 28th and 29th, but again, the swell is tiny and the energy is weak.

The bottom line, mates, is that there is no standout session. Nothing even comes close to being good. This is a true flat spell. For an area that's usually very consistent, this is a frustrating blank run. Even the surfable moments on the 18th are so weak they're barely worth a mention. Don't bother. Keep the board bagged.

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

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Saturday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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E
15
0.4
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S
4
0.5
S
3
1.2
S
5
0.1
SE
13
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8
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9
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SSE
8
0.6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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6
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71
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16
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35
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39
33
Wind (km/h)
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E
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
25
SW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
25
W
30
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25
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15
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10
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10
ESE
15
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High Tide
11:34AM1.23m
11:45PM1.30m
12:28PM1.22m
00:36AM1.21m
1:19PM1.20m
1:27AM1.12m
2:08PM1.18m
2:17AM1.03m
2:56PM1.16m
3:07AM0.96m
3:45PM1.13m
4:00AM0.90m
4:36PM1.12m
4:57AM0.87m
Low Tide
6:05PM-0.01m
6:41AM-0.10m
6:56PM0.06m
7:26AM-0.03m
7:48PM0.13m
8:12AM0.05m
8:46PM0.20m
9:02AM0.12m
9:49PM0.24m
9:55AM0.18m
10:50PM0.25m
10:50AM0.22m
11:46PM0.23m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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Information about the 8th Street Jetty Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 8th Street Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 8th Street Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 8th Street Jetty surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (8th Street Jetty) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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