Surf Forecasts:
Jax Beach Pier surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SE swell with 31 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 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jax Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – this 16-day window for Jax Beach Pier (Jax-Beach-Pier) is pretty grim. The only break in the area, a very consistent spot that usually has something, is looking flat or near-flat almost the whole way. From Wednesday 15 July to Wednesday 30 July, the swell barely nudges above knee-high, and when it does, the conditions are rubbish. There’s a tiny pulse around 4ft on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 July, but it’s a short-period 4-second wind swell with a weak combined energy of just 39, and the wind swings onshore. Not worth paddling out for. The best you’ll see is the morning of Friday 24 July – a glassy 2ft ESE swell, period 8 seconds, combined energy 40. That’s the only time the surf report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. It’s not a standout, just the least bad option. For the rest, you’ve got days of zero wave energy or tiny 0.7–1ft dribble, often with cross‑ or onshore winds. Even the offshore and glassy windows can’t make silk out of a sow’s ear.
Water temp sits at 85°F, about average for July, so you can at least enjoy a warm paddle with no crowds – but there’s nothing to ride. Given this break is normally very consistent, a blank run like this is unusual, but it happens. Forecasts can change; I wouldn’t write the whole month off. For now, save the wax.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.53m | 9:50PM1.89m | 10:15AM1.57m | 10:40PM1.83m | 11:08AM1.60m | 11:28PM1.73m | 11:59AM1.60m | 00:17AM1.62m | 12:52PM1.58m | 1:07AM1.49m | 1:47PM1.55m | 2:01AM1.37m | 2:42PM1.53m | 2:56AM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM-0.28m | 4:15AM-0.23m | 4:23PM-0.23m | 5:02AM-0.23m | 5:15PM-0.16m | 5:48AM-0.19m | 6:09PM-0.06m | 6:38AM-0.13m | 7:08PM0.03m | 7:31AM-0.07m | 8:10PM0.11m | 8:24AM-0.01m | 9:10PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | — | 58 | 21 | — | 44 | 26 | — | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | SE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 4 | WSW 2 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 34 | 77 | — | — | 41 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 602 | 1449 | 732 | 605 | 1012 | 2028 | 2051 | 359 | 2028 | 1226 | 280 | 243 | 714 | 5 | 193 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 877 | 2 |
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