Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, ENE swell with 162 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jennette's Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) 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 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Jennette’s Pier. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – the next two weeks are mostly a write-off, but there’s a tiny window of hope right at the end.
The forecast starts off dead. We’re looking at day after day of small, weak, and messy surf. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, chopping things up, and the swell energy is just sad. The water temp is 83°, which is a whopping 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual.
We’ve got nothing worth paddling out for from Saturday the 5th all the way through Wednesday the 16th. There’s a gap of nearly two weeks with no real recommendations. The only time the swell pops above 3ft is on Monday the 7th with a 5ft swell from the ENE, but the period is only 5 seconds – that’s just wind swell junk, and it’s getting hit by a 19 mph onshore wind. The combined energy is moderate (143), but it’s a total mess. Not for beginners, that’s for sure, but honestly, it’s not for anyone who wants a good wave.
The real standouts – and I mean the *only* standouts – come right at the end of the outlook. On Friday the 18th, we finally get a bit of a pulse. The morning shows a 5ft ENE swell with a 9-second period and a clean offshore wind from the WNW. The combined energy jumps to 396 (moderate), and the conditions are clean. This is your best bet. The swell direction is coming from the ENE, which is not the perfect NE for this spot, but it’s close enough to get some decent lines.
Then, on Saturday morning the 19th, it’s looking even better. The swell is 5ft from the ENE, period at 9 seconds, and the wind goes glassy – dead calm – from the SSW. That’s a major positive. The energy is still strong at 352. This is the pick of the entire forecast. It’s still a few weeks out, so don’t book the day off yet, but it’s the one to watch.
The week after that, the 20th, it drops back to a 4ft swell with lighter winds, but it’s nothing special.
So, to sum it up: forget about the next two weeks. It’s a long, flat, choppy wait. Keep an eye on the morning of Friday the 18th and especially Saturday morning the 19th for the only clean, surfable waves we’ve got. The rest of it is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 5 |
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 kJ | 6 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 125 | 145 | 72 | 94 | 80 | 55 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 110 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.20m | 3:20AM0.94m | 4:00PM1.21m | 4:31AM0.99m | 5:05PM1.24m | 5:34AM1.08m | 6:03PM1.26m | 6:29AM1.16m | 6:54PM1.27m | 7:19AM1.24m | 7:40PM1.26m | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:24PM1.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.23m | 9:25AM0.17m | 10:42PM0.18m | 10:38AM0.13m | 11:39PM0.12m | 11:43AM0.09m | 00:29AM0.06m | 12:41PM0.04m | 1:15AM0.02m | 1:33PM0.01m | 1:57AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.01m | 2:37AM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 94 | 80 | 55 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 5 | E 10 | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 125 | 145 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 110 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2109 | 170 | 556 | 608 | 427 | 373 | 497 | 258 | 221 | 2750 | 99 | 18 | 434 | 825 | 320 | 455 | 99 | 38 | 243 | 653 |
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