Surf Forecasts:
Jax Beach Pier surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, ESE swell with 38 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jax Beach Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Jax Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jax Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and knots for the imperial crew. It’s a quiet stretch for the next couple of weeks. There’s a big gap at the start – no real surf to speak of for the first several days. Just tiny, weak leftovers.
The first barely rideable wave shows up on Thursday the 27th in the afternoon. Swell is 4ft from the southeast, but period is only 4 seconds, so it’s weak and crumbly. Combined energy is just 51 (weak). Wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but honestly not worth the paddle.
Things start to look a little more interesting on Sunday the 30th afternoon. We get a 3ft ESE swell with a nice long 12-second period – that’s proper groundswell. Combined energy hits 164 (moderate). Wind is cross-shore from the southeast at 9 knots, so a little bumpy, but this is the first day that could actually be fun if you find the right bank.
The real standout is Monday the 31st morning. Winds go glassy, dead calm from the southeast at just 3 knots. Swell is 2ft from the ESE at 9 seconds, with combined energy at 71. It’s small, but glassy as a mirror. Perfect for a longboard.
Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon brings the biggest energy reading of the whole period – combined energy of 256 (strong). Swell is 2ft from the east at 12 seconds. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the east at 12 knots, so it’ll be choppy. For experts only.
Water temp is a balmy 85°F, about 2°F warmer than average for this time of year – feels like a warm bath.
Mark your calendar for Monday the 31st morning. That’s the cleanest window we’ve got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | ESE 11 |
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 kJ | 55 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.28m | 2:56PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.23m | 3:56PM1.52m | 4:16AM1.21m | 4:58PM1.54m | 5:18AM1.23m | 5:53PM1.58m | 6:11AM1.29m | 6:39PM1.62m | 6:54AM1.35m | 7:18PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.29m | 8:35AM0.20m | 9:31PM0.33m | 9:30AM0.23m | 10:29PM0.34m | 10:26AM0.24m | 11:28PM0.33m | 11:24AM0.23m | 00:21AM0.29m | 12:16PM0.20m | 1:06AM0.24m | 1:02PM0.16m | 1:44AM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 37 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | E 8 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 5 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 | N 3 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 8 | ESE 12 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 3 | — | SE 2 | — | — | SE 4 | W 3 | WSW 2 | SE 4 | WNW 3 | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 27 | 46 | — | 36 | 51 | — | 35 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 714 | 772 | 1615 | 877 | 1226 | 774 | 1078 | 395 | 26 | 70 | 243 | 1234 | 2 | 157 | 1090 | 2 | 5 | 802 | 5 |
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