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Lat Long: 39.26° N 74.60° W

8th Street Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 8th Street Jetty sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.1° 

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 29 Sep 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 6 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ENE swell with 70 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 02) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 2PM (Tue 6th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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Night
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
27
25
25
40
36
36
27
36
35
49
30
30
20
38
20
8
11
17
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
W
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM1.14m
11:17AM1.33m
11:55PM1.08m
12:12PM1.29m
00:57AM1.03m
1:15PM1.25m
2:02AM1.00m
2:21PM1.21m
3:08AM0.99m
3:27PM1.19m
4:14AM1.02m
4:34PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:41PM-0.00m
5:39AM0.00m
6:29PM0.04m
6:24AM0.05m
7:23PM0.10m
7:16AM0.12m
8:29PM0.15m
8:24AM0.18m
9:45PM0.16m
9:45AM0.20m
10:55PM0.13m
11:00AM0.17m
11:55PM0.07m
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Temp °C
22
21
21
23
21
21
25
25
23
27
26
17
16
17
17
17
18
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18
14
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
20
21
25
24
21
25
25
13
12
14
16
15
19
13
13
8
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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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