Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with 133 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. 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 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for Jennette's Pier over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight up with you, it's going to be a lean run. For the first five days, from Friday the 28th of August right through to Tuesday the 1st of September, you're looking at tiny, weak waves. Swell is hanging around a pathetic 2 ft to 2 ft, coming from the east with a short, weak period around 7 to 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is in the basement, reading between 23 and 68, so there's just no power. You might get a glassy window on Saturday morning with that 2 ft of ESE swell and a light NNW breeze, but it's still just going to be a dribbler. Honestly, for the first week, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer if the wind picks up.
Now, we start to see a bit of life on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning session offers up the best we're going to see all week. Swell pushes up to 3 ft from the ESE with a period jumping to 11 seconds, giving a moderate combined energy of 133. On top of that, we get a gentle offshore wind from the west. That combination of a longer period groundswell and clean conditions will be the standout for the first week, even if it's still on the smaller side. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
Things go flat again from Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th with more tiny, weak swell.
The second week shows a bit of promise for the morning of Sunday the 6th of September. We get a solid pulse of 3 ft from the ENE with 11-second period and moderate energy hitting 148. With a clean offshore wind from the west, that's your best looking window for the whole forecast. It's not huge, but it's clean and there's some push to it.
Monday the 7th of September morning also has some size, with 4 ft from the ENE and energy reading 288, but the wind goes cross-offshore from the WNW, which isn't as clean. The afternoon gets wrecked by onshore wind.
From there, the swell slowly fades through the second week with mostly onshore or cross-shore winds messing things up. The morning of Wednesday the 9th of September offers a slim chance with 3 ft and those 10-second periods, but nothing is going to fire.
All in all, if you're looking for a wave, your best bet is Wednesday the 2nd of September morning for the cleanest conditions, and Sunday the 6th of September morning for the most energy. It's not a classic stretch, but it’s better than nothing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 56 | 36 | 35 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 133 | 102 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.16m | 8:17PM1.21m | 8:41AM1.21m | 8:55PM1.19m | 9:20AM1.25m | 9:34PM1.16m | 10:00AM1.28m | 10:16PM1.12m | 10:44AM1.28m | 11:02PM1.06m | 11:33AM1.26m | 11:54PM1.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.11m | 2:16PM0.13m | 2:37AM0.09m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:11AM0.07m | 3:41PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.07m | 4:26PM0.14m | 4:26AM0.08m | 5:15PM0.17m | 5:10AM0.10m | 6:11PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 36 | 35 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 133 | 102 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | NNW 3 | E 10 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 48 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 14 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | SSW 2 | W 2 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 637 | 171 | 38 | 497 | 38 | 1413 | 1077 | 1077 | 1166 | 99 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
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