Surf Forecasts:
Jelly Babies surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period, SSW swell with 1,450 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s 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 Friday (Jul 17) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 2.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jelly Babies over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 86 | 41 | 38 | 84 | 112 | 260 | 492 | 513 | 704 | 609 | 723 | 1156 | 807 | 480 | 291 | 613 | 1450 | 1162 | 859 | 636 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24AM2.49m | 6:48PM2.69m | 7:03AM2.49m | 7:26PM2.65m | 7:41AM2.44m | 8:03PM2.53m | 8:19AM2.33m | 8:40PM2.37m | 8:56AM2.18m | 9:17PM2.16m | 9:37AM2.00m | 9:57PM1.95m | 10:25AM1.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.12m | 12:32PM0.02m | 1:00AM0.11m | 1:11PM0.05m | 1:38AM0.17m | 1:49PM0.14m | 2:15AM0.28m | 2:27PM0.30m | 2:52AM0.43m | 3:05PM0.49m | 3:31AM0.60m | 3:47PM0.70m | 4:15AM0.78m | 4:39PM0.90m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 86 | 35 | 38 | 56 | 103 | 260 | 492 | 513 | 704 | 609 | 723 | 1156 | 807 | 480 | 291 | 613 | 1450 | 1162 | 859 | 636 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 84 | 112 | 53 | 56 | 97 | 23 | 212 | 585 | 272 | 121 | 168 | 84 | 298 | — | — | 24 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 102 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 80 | 37 | 32 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 1245 | 1 | 0 | 825 | 1 | 1 | 1233 | 1 | 0 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 825 | 1 | 1 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 377 |
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