8th Street Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for 8th Street Jetty over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this is a rough stretch. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window with nothing but poor surf conditions. The first day, Monday the 3rd of August, is already a write-off with zero energy and stormy weather, and that pattern just doesn’t let up. There’s a gap of over two weeks with no real surf to get excited about.

The only break on offer is 8th Street Jetty, a beach/jetty setup that’s advanced and very consistent in terms of breaking, but the ocean just isn’t cooperating. The swell energy is weak across the board, with the highest combined energy reading hitting just 94 (moderate energy) on the afternoon of Friday the 14th. That’s a 4 ft S swell with a short period of 6 seconds – not much push, and the wind is cross-onshore, chopping it up.

Through the middle of the month, a few afternoons like Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th show clean, glassy conditions with light offshore winds, but the swell is tiny – 0.3 ft to 2 ft at best. You’d be paddling for nothing. Even the morning of Monday the 17th turns glassy, but there’s absolutely no swell.

The break does get a bit of a look from the NE swell direction, which is its optimum, but the energy never fires. The combined swell energy is almost always in the single digits or low double digits – weak. For a spot that’s fairly exposed, it’s a letdown. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing weird to report.

This kind of blank run is more normal for the area when the patterns set in like this. There’s no standout session here, not one. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger cross-onshore days with a bit of chop might be more interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a hard pass. Forecasts can change, but right now, keep your board in the car.

Rusty.

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