Surf Forecasts:
Jax Beach Pier surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, ESE swell with 195 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s 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 Monday (Aug 31) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. 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 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jax Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright. Rusty here. Let’s get into this.
Right off the bat, it’s flat. There’s no sugar-coating it – this whole 16-day run out of the Jax Beach Pier is a quiet stretch. The first two weeks of September are looking at tiny swell and messy winds, with hardly any real push. The first day with any kind of surfable wave isn’t until the morning of Friday the 4th of September, and even then it’s just 2ft from the ESE with a clean cross-offshore wind, but the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. That is a polite way of saying the swell is barely there. Before that, from Saturday the 29th of August right through to Thursday the 3rd of September, it’s a big nine-day gap of nothing worth paddling out for. Weak combined swell energy in the 20 to 60 range (24), and onshore or cross-shore winds.
The best of a pretty quiet bunch is actually the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September. We get a little bump from the ESE at 3ft with a 11-second period – that longer period will help the shape a little. The water is glassy, dead calm, no wind. Combined swell energy hits a modest 145, so it's only moderate wave energy, but considering the run of dross we've had, that is the standout. That window early on the 9th is the one to look at. For an exposed pier setup like this, you’ll be scratching for anything clean, and that morning offers it.
After that, the morning of Thursday the 10th of September also shows a brief glassy moment with 2ft from the ESE, but the energy drops to 68, so it’s small.
By the second week, into Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, the swell drains away completely. The morning of the 12th is glassy but only 1.0ft. The combined energy is in the 20s. A kite would struggle too.
Bottom line: this is a lean, quiet stretch. The best chance of a paddle is that Wednesday morning the 9th of September, with glassy conditions and a longer period that might at least bring a few lined-up runners through at the pier. Don’t expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 22 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 167 | 149 | 179 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 59 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.67m | 10:08AM1.73m | 10:25PM1.65m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.06m | 3:54AM0.02m | 4:16PM0.05m | 4:27AM-0.00m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 167 | 149 | 179 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 59 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 31 | 29 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 808 | 808 | 808 | 1289 | 70 | 702 | 1226 | 4 | 277 | 45 | 54 | 90 | 702 | 0 | 0 | 885 | 45 | 0 | 1299 | 1417 |
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