Jennette's Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 75.61° W

Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jennette's Pier sea temperature is
28.5° C
2.0° 

Jennette's Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, E swell with 233 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE 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 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 15th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 15th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Most Powerful 5AM (Mon 13th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.


Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for a wave. The next couple weeks are looking pretty bleak around here, so don’t get your hopes up.

We’re stuck in a pattern of mainly small, weak, wind-affected swell at Jennette’s Pier (beach/jetty). For the first week, from Monday the 13th through the following Monday the 20th, it’s mostly a write-off. We see a pulse of 5 ft on Monday morning from the east, but it’s short-period (7 seconds) junk with a fresh 19 mph onshore wind. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine – combined energy is a modest 222, but the conditions are just poor. That same east wind hangs around through Tuesday, keeping things choppy and cross-onshore, so even the swell dropping into the 3 ft range isn’t doing us any favours.

The only real glimpse of hope comes midweek. Wednesday morning the 15th sees a light offshore from the west-southwest, but the swell is tiny – just 2 ft at 6 seconds. It’ll be clean, but you’ll be scratching for a ride. The combined energy is a weak 35, so it’s really just a knee-high dribbler. Thursday morning the 16th stays clean with a cross-offshore wind and a 1.0 ft southeast groundswell (8 seconds), but again, it’s barely breaking.

We get a brief window into the following week. On Monday the 20th, the morning shapes up clean with a light cross-offshore wind and a 2 ft south-east swell at 8 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to 58, and while the wave comment says “surfable but ordinary,” it’s the best we’ve seen in over a week. It's an intermediate level break, so it should be rideable, but expect crowds to be around.

After that, it’s back to more of the same – small, messy, or clean but tiny. The only other little glimmer is right at the tail end of the outlook. On Tuesday the 28th of July, we get another pulse of 5 ft swell, this time from the south-east, but it’s a short period 5-second windswell. The wind, though, is a light offshore from the southwest, and it’s clean – combined energy is 140, which is moderate. This could offer some fun, fat waves for those with patience, but don’t expect any power.

Real talk: there’s no standout session in this 16-day run. If I had to pick one, it would be the morning of Monday the 20th for the cleanest conditions and a little bit of push, or the very last day, Tuesday the 28th, for the biggest swell of the period. But neither is worth cancelling work for. It’s a lean few weeks, but that’s how it goes sometimes – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
222
192
116
57
41
53
19
15
15
12
11
6
7
13
21
7
13
6
22
3
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
20
S
25
SW
15
SW
25
S
15
W
30
NE
20
NE
20
SE
20
S
35
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
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on
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on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
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cross-off
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High Tide
6:52AM0.98m
7:22PM1.31m
7:49AM1.03m
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
Low Tide
1:05AM-0.05m
12:55PM-0.09m
1:58AM-0.09m
1:54PM-0.12m
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
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5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
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8:20
8:20
8:19
8:19
8:17
8:17
8:16
8:16
 mm
9
3
3
4
5
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
28
28
28
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28
27
26
26
27
28
28
29
33
Feels °C
24
23
22
23
24
25
27
28
28
27
30
30
27
26
24
24
27
27
29
30
34
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Information about the Jennette's Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Jennette's Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jennette's Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jennette's Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jennette's Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Jennette's Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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