Surf Forecasts:
Jax Beach Pier surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, E swell with 262 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jax Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Jax Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jax Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 9s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jax Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m gonna level with you. The next couple of weeks here at Jax Beach Pier are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and dodgy wind, so don’t get your hopes up for any kind of proper session.
Right now, from Monday the 31st of August through to the end of the first week of September, it’s a real struggle. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, coming out of the east and east-southeast with short periods of 6 to 8 seconds. That combined wave energy is weak – often well under 100 (38 to 84). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore from the northeast and east, keeping things messy. The water is sitting at 81°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year, but not hugely off.
There’s a tiny blip of hope on Wednesday morning the 2nd, when the swell picks up to 3 ft with a longer period of 11 seconds from the ESE, giving us a moderate energy reading of 153. But the wind is still onshore, so it’s not clean. Friday morning the 4th is the first time we see a clean, cross-offshore wind from the SSE, but the swell is only 2 ft and short period – it’s surfable but very ordinary.
Then we hit a real flat spot from Saturday the 5th through to Monday the 7th of September. The swell drops to 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with energy readings as low as 8. It’s basically a lake. Not worth paddling out for.
Now, Monday the 7th of September brings a sudden jump in size – 6 ft from the ENE, but with a short period of only 7 seconds. That’s a lot of wind chop, and the energy reading climbs to 342 (moderate), but the wind is cross-onshore from the east and east-southeast, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean surf day.
The rest of the second week is a real letdown. We see a few mornings with clean, glassy conditions – like Wednesday the 9th of September, when the wind goes glassy calm and the swell is 1 ft from the ESE with a longer period of 10 seconds, giving a moderate energy of 113. But it’s tiny. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th have clean cross-offshore winds, but the swell stays under 2 ft.
Overall, there’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The best you’ll get is a small, clean wave on a few mornings, but nothing that’ll get your heart racing. The long gap of flat days around the 5th and 6th is a real bummer. Keep an eye on the forecast, but for now, don’t expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 33 | 36 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 153 | 141 | 74 | 96 | 138 | 99 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.79m | 11:07PM1.61m | 11:37AM1.82m | 11:53PM1.55m | 12:28PM1.83m | 00:45AM1.48m | 1:27PM1.81m | 1:47AM1.43m | 2:32PM1.80m | 2:54AM1.41m | 3:39PM1.80m | 4:04AM1.43m | 4:48PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.07m | 5:06AM-0.01m | 5:47PM0.11m | 5:50AM0.01m | 6:46PM0.17m | 6:47AM0.05m | 7:56PM0.22m | 7:56AM0.08m | 9:05PM0.23m | 9:06AM0.08m | 10:12PM0.20m | 10:16AM0.07m | 11:18PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 32 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 153 | 141 | 74 | 96 | — | 99 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 33 | 29 | — | 18 | 47 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 | S 4 | — | ESE 3 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 1226 | 808 | 287 | 514 | 0 | 26 | 702 | 0 | 157 | 833 | 0 | 0 | 1050 | 0 | 654 | 1623 | 1226 | 1125 | 602 | 0 |
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