Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 116 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 (Aug 05) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 Monday (Aug 03) 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 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 3rd 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 talk about what’s in store for us over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of quiet, small surf ahead, so patience is the name of the game. The first good surf doesn’t show up until the 15th of August, and even then, it’s a bit of a tricky one.
The pattern is dominated by tiny, weak swells and a lot of poor conditions. From Saturday, 1st August, right through to the 14th, it’s a real desert. Most days you’re looking at ankle-to-knee-high dribble, if that, with a lot of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds messing things up. A few mornings have glassy conditions, like Sunday, 8th August, but with only 2ft of swell from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, you’re just not going to have the energy to do much (combined energy of all swells directed here is just 46). It’s frustrating, but it happens.
The only real standout in the whole 16-day window is the morning of Saturday, 15th August. We get a pulse of swell from the north, pushing up to 4ft. It’s a short-period swell at 5 seconds, so it’ll be a bit on the fat side, and the wind is a gentle onshore breeze from the ESE, which isn’t ideal. The combined energy of all swells directed here hits 112, which is a moderate energy, a big step up from the rest. This is likely the best we’ll see, but it’s not a classic. The swell is just over 5ft, so it’s getting a bit too big for beginners.
Then on Sunday, 16th August, the swell drops back to 4ft from the NE with an 8-second period, and the wind is a light cross-onshore. The combined energy of all swells directed here is 163, which is solid moderate energy, but the wind is just a bit onshore. It’s a surfable option, but it’s not a stand-out.
The water temperature doesn’t have a specific reading for the first break, so I’ll just say that for the time of year, it’s about what you’d expect.
For the week of the 15th and 16th, the surf is just about okay. Don’t plan your life around it. It’s a small window of hope after a very long dry spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 12 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 16 | 27 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 27 | 43 | 22 | 49 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.11m | 10:27AM1.12m | 10:39PM1.07m | 11:09AM1.14m | 11:23PM1.02m | 11:55AM1.16m | 00:13AM0.96m | 12:49PM1.16m | 1:10AM0.91m | 1:50PM1.17m | 2:15AM0.88m | 2:58PM1.18m | 3:26AM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.13m | 4:20AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.14m | 4:56AM0.07m | 5:32PM0.16m | 5:37AM0.08m | 6:27PM0.18m | 6:23AM0.09m | 7:28PM0.20m | 7:18AM0.10m | 8:36PM0.20m | 8:22AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 62 | 27 | 43 | 22 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 27 | 83 | 151 | 336 | 257 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 60 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 38 | 1167 | 1277 | 1433 | 869 | 492 | 320 | 221 | 99 | 54 | 5 | 258 | 6 | 22 | 99 | 293 | 687 | 293 | 38 | 522 |
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