Surf Forecasts:
Jelly Babies surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 5,880 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jelly Babies this week:
The surf forecast for Jelly Babies over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jelly Babies in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jelly Babies over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1174 | 687 | 408 | 323 | 164 | 196 | 244 | 326 | 967 | 987 | 1019 | 841 | 784 | 649 | 417 | 416 | 2547 | 5880 | 5002 | 2700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.16m | 9:37AM2.00m | 9:57PM1.95m | 10:25AM1.82m | 10:49PM1.74m | 11:38AM1.67m | 00:18AM1.60m | 1:34PM1.63m | 2:18AM1.60m | 3:07PM1.74m | 3:31AM1.73m | 4:00PM1.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.49m | 3:31AM0.60m | 3:47PM0.70m | 4:15AM0.78m | 4:39PM0.90m | 5:16AM0.93m | 6:05PM1.05m | 6:57AM1.01m | 8:07PM1.04m | 8:39AM0.94m | 9:26PM0.90m | 9:41AM0.78m | 10:13PM0.74m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1174 | 687 | 408 | 323 | 164 | 196 | 244 | 137 | 967 | 987 | 1019 | 841 | 784 | 649 | 417 | 264 | 2547 | 5880 | 5002 | 2700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SW 12 | — | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 104 | 35 | 183 | 105 | 132 | 157 | 224 | 106 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 416 | 396 | — | 142 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 33 | 62 | 71 | 59 | 28 | — | 326 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 5 | S 4 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 10 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 132 | 414 | 489 | — | — | 272 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 825 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 1 | 1 | 384 | 1 | 0 | 825 | 0 | 0 | 1230 | 372 | 20 | 1230 | 1134 | 1232 | 1258 | 1146 |
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