Surf Forecasts:
8th Street Jetty surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with 131 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 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) 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 0.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. Look, I’ve scanned the charts for 8th Street Jetty and I gotta be honest with you – it’s a real quiet stretch coming up. There’s nothing on the board that’s gonna get your heart racing. We’re looking at a full 16 days with no surf worth paddling out for. Every single window shows poor surf, with scores reflecting that. The energy is weak, barely registering a pulse, and the swell is tiny.
The first few days, from July 11th through the 12th, we’ve got a mix of light cross-onshore breezes and chop. Swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft to 4 ft, with periods all under 8 seconds. That’s wind swell junk, not real surf. The energy readings are in the teens and eighties, which is weak. On Sunday the 12th, the wind picks up to a moderate breeze, adding to the mess.
We get a bit of a clean-up from the 14th through the 16th, with some cross-off winds, but the swell is still tiny – 0.3 ft to 2 ft. The energy is in the single digits and twenties. It’s clean, but you’d be floating out there, not surfing. Tuesday morning the 14th is glassy clean, but with 1 ft of swell, it’s a lake.
The 17th and 18th offer a little more breath, with a slight bump in swell to 2 ft on Friday morning the 17th, and a light offshore wind from the NNE. That’s the closest we get to a window, but the period is a short 4 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, weak, and inconsistent. The energy is still only 25.
After that, it’s back to small, weak, and mostly choppy or clean but flat. By the 20th, we see a bit more energy (130) but the swell is coming from the SSE at 5 ft with a short 6-second period and a cross-onshore breeze. That’s messy, and for an advanced spot, it’s just not worth the paddle.
The rest of the run into late July is flat, with the odd glassy moment on the 19th afternoon and 24th morning, but with only 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft of swell, there’s nothing to ride.
So, the brutal truth: there are no standouts. No hidden gems. Don’t even bother waxing up. This is one of those blank runs where the area just goes quiet. It happens. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a solid stretch of no-go. Leave the board in the car and go do something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | E 15 | NE 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 78 | 86 | 65 | 51 | 44 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.01m | 6:18PM1.35m | 6:58AM1.06m | 7:19PM1.41m | 7:58AM1.12m | 8:15PM1.45m | 8:53AM1.17m | 9:08PM1.46m | 9:47AM1.21m | 10:01PM1.44m | 10:40AM1.22m | 10:52PM1.38m | 11:34AM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.07m | 12:30PM0.04m | 1:38AM-0.00m | 1:30PM-0.00m | 2:34AM-0.07m | 2:29PM-0.04m | 3:29AM-0.12m | 3:27PM-0.06m | 4:21AM-0.16m | 4:23PM-0.07m | 5:10AM-0.17m | 5:15PM-0.05m | 5:56AM-0.15m | 6:05PM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 51 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 6 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 36 | 78 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 25 | 1 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 162 | 401 | 458 | 458 | 1098 | 540 | 540 | 516 | 81 | 124 | 67 | 337 | 221 | 59 | 250 | 234 | 106 | 964 | 291 | 972 |
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