1st Street Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.80° N 75.96° W

1st Street Jetty WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 1st Street Jetty sea temperature is
27.2° C
1.7° 

1st Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


1st Street Jetty surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 1st Street Jetty this week:

The surf forecast for 1st Street Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 1st Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sat 22nd Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 7s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 22nd Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 7s
Most Powerful11PM (Wed 26th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 1st Street Jetty over the next 16 days.


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