Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 67 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and let me tell you straight up.
We’re staring at a long, flat dry spell. Over the whole 16-day run, there’s not a single decent wave to paddle for. Every session is marked as poor surf conditions.
The only spot in the mix is Jennette's Pier. The water’s sitting at 79°, which is about average for the time of year, so no complaints there.
Swell heights are tiny—best we see is about 2 feet from the SE or ESE, with periods around 7 to 10 seconds. That’s weak sauce. The combined wave energy barely hits 75 (75) at the high point. That’s not enough to get excited about.
There are a few clean windows, like Friday morning the 7th and Saturday morning the 8th, with light offshore breezes. But clean doesn’t mean surfable when the swell is that small.
Around the 15th and 16th, we see a little bump to nearly 3 feet from the NNE, but it’s onshore wind and a period of just 5 to 6 seconds. That’s choppy, wind-blown junk—more suited for kite gear than a surfboard.
By the 20th and 21st of August, the swell inches up to about 2 feet with a 10-second period from the ESE, and the energy climbs to 75. But the wind stays cross or cross-on, so it’s still not a go.
This is a classic flat spell for the area. Nothing unusual. Forecasts can always change, but for now, it’s a hard pass.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM0.88m | 2:58PM1.18m | 3:26AM0.88m | 4:08PM1.20m | 4:37AM0.91m | 5:15PM1.24m | 5:42AM0.98m | 6:15PM1.28m | 6:41AM1.05m | 7:10PM1.30m | 7:35AM1.13m | 8:00PM1.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.20m | 8:22AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:31AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.13m | 10:41AM0.06m | 11:56PM0.07m | 11:47AM0.01m | 00:50AM0.01m | 12:48PM-0.03m | 1:39AM-0.04m | 1:44PM-0.06m | 2:25AM-0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | S 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1287 | 464 | 313 | 492 | 221 | 22 | 300 | 99 | 221 | 279 | 258 | 825 | 1285 | 921 | 237 | 313 | 80 | 38 | 1277 | 65 |
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