Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 129 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s 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 29) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – this one’s a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, long gap of tiny, blown-out drivel before we finally see a pulse of cleaner energy.
We start off on Tuesday, the 28th of July, with barely a bump. Tiny 1ft swell from the ESE, period a weak 8 seconds, and a stiff cross-off wind. That’s a no-go. The energy is pathetic, just 34 (combined energy). This pattern of small, weak, and messy continues. Wednesday the 29th sees a slight bump to 2ft from the SE, but still short period (7 seconds) and cross-off wind. It’s surfable but only just. The conditions are ordinary.
Thursday and Friday the 30th and 31st are a write-off with tiny waves and cross-shore or onshore winds. We finally get a bit of a window on Sunday the 2nd of August, with a 3ft SE swell that gets a little more energy up to 94 (combined energy), and the wind swings cross-off, keeping it clean. Monday the 3rd pushes that a bit further: 3ft SE swell, cross-off wind in the morning, and the energy finally ticks into triple digits at 102 (combined energy). Still small, still short period at 8 seconds, but it’s the cleanest we’ve seen.
Then we hit another dry spell. Tiny swell and onshore winds dominate from Tuesday the 4th right through to Saturday the 8th. Nothing doing.
The real standout, the only true highlight, comes on Sunday the 9th of August. We get a 1ft swell from the ENE, with a period that stretches out to 8 seconds, and crucially, we see an *offshore* wind from the W at 9 mph. That’s clean, glassy conditions. The energy is 32 (combined energy), so it’s weak, but for a beach/jetty setup like Jennette’s Pier, that offshore wind will make the most of it. It’s small, but it will be clean and rideable. Don’t expect much power, but for a log or a funboard, it’ll be a nice morning.
Monday the 10th keeps the ENE swell direction going, with a 2ft swell and a period of 10 seconds, giving it a bit more shape and energy (55 combined energy). The wind is cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but there’s enough there to work with.
That’s it. A long, quiet run with one small, clean window on the 9th of August. The rest is for the beach blankets.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 11 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 84 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM0.93m | 7:33PM1.14m | 7:56AM0.98m | 8:10PM1.16m | 8:34AM1.01m | 8:46PM1.16m | 9:12AM1.05m | 9:22PM1.14m | 9:48AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.11m | 10:27AM1.12m | 10:39PM1.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.14m | 2:06AM0.11m | 1:57PM0.12m | 2:40AM0.09m | 2:38PM0.12m | 3:14AM0.07m | 3:18PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.07m | 4:00PM0.13m | 4:20AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.14m | 4:56AM0.07m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | 37 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ESE 8 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 2 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 46 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1143 | 1053 | 99 | 0 | 197 | 22 | 167 | 167 | 38 | 38 | 559 | 258 | 99 | 657 | 658 | 1277 | 868 | 99 |
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