Surf Forecasts:
Jelly Babies surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 11,148 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 13s period. 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 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jelly Babies over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 1164 | 2843 | 2519 | 1599 | 1309 | 890 | 1624 | 1245 | 953 | 1022 | 891 | 1006 | 988 | 2615 | 2781 | 3378 | 7541 | 9458 | 11148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.49m | 12:42PM1.48m | 2:25AM1.46m | 3:16PM1.66m | 3:36AM1.67m | 3:56PM1.89m | 4:09AM1.90m | 4:26PM2.12m | 4:36AM2.11m | 4:52PM2.34m | 5:02AM2.31m | 5:17PM2.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM1.11m | 5:14AM1.13m | 8:07PM1.18m | 8:42AM1.06m | 9:32PM0.97m | 9:39AM0.83m | 10:07PM0.75m | 10:12AM0.61m | 10:35PM0.54m | 10:40AM0.41m | 11:01PM0.35m | 11:07AM0.23m | 11:26PM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 947 | 1164 | 2843 | 2519 | 1599 | 1309 | 890 | 1624 | 1245 | 953 | 1022 | 891 | 90 | 988 | 2615 | 2781 | 3378 | 7541 | 9458 | 11148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | W 19 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 547 | — | — | — | 4 | 75 | 41 | 433 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | — | SSW 11 | S 7 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 34 | — | 21 | 67 | — | 4 | 24 | — | — | 10 | — | 1006 | 212 | — | 106 | 170 | 66 | 434 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 1 | 1 | 1230 | 1 | 0 | 377 | 372 | 0 | 384 | 1 | 1 | 384 | 1 | 375 | 1230 | 378 | 376 | 1234 | 1230 |
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