Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 5s period, S swell with 183 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jennette's Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 1.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Jennette’s Pier over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with hardly any proper surf. The first week and a half is basically a write-off, with nothing surfable until around Monday, July 20th, and even then it’s barely worth a mention.
For the first week, from Tuesday, July 14th right through to Sunday, July 19th, the waves are tiny, often under 1 ft, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, making for poor, choppy conditions. The combined wave energy is weak, mostly under 100 (89), and the water is a touch warmer than normal at 83°F.
The first real chance comes on Monday morning, July 20th. We get a tiny 2 ft swell from the SE with a 8-second period, but the wind is offshore from the W at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean. It’s only rated as “surfable but very ordinary,” and the energy is still low (54). Don’t get your hopes up.
After that, the pattern continues: small, weak swells with moderate to fresh winds. There’s a bump of 5 ft on Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, but it’s a short-period 5-second S swell with a strong breeze (25 mph). That’s just messy and blown out.
The only real standout is a very small window on Wednesday morning, July 22nd. It’s a 3 ft SE swell with an 8-second period, but the wind is a light cross-onshore from the NNE. The combined energy is moderate (118), but still not great quality.
Honestly, if you’re looking to paddle, you’re better off waiting for a better forecast. This stretch might be more interesting for the kite crew than us surfers. Keep an eye on it, but for now, it’s a flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 138 | 102 | 51 | 3 | 77 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.30m | 8:43AM1.08m | 9:07PM1.27m | 9:35AM1.11m | 9:57PM1.22m | 10:26AM1.12m | 10:45PM1.14m | 11:17AM1.12m | 11:33PM1.05m | 12:07PM1.11m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:58PM1.08m | 1:13AM0.89m | 1:51PM1.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM-0.12m | 2:50PM-0.12m | 3:36AM-0.13m | 3:45PM-0.10m | 4:22AM-0.11m | 4:39PM-0.05m | 5:07AM-0.08m | 5:34PM0.00m | 5:52AM-0.03m | 6:29PM0.07m | 6:37AM0.03m | 7:26PM0.13m | 7:23AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 |
 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 143 | 138 | 102 | 51 | 3 | 77 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 16 | E 15 | E 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 100 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | 102 | 40 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 893 | 5 | 38 | 434 | 608 | 1411 | 455 | 1079 | 1285 | 2119 | 1411 | 270 | 100 | 54 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 99 | 657 | 22 |
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