Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with 135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. 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 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 27th 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
G'day, Rusty here.
Alright, let's be honest from the start: the next sixteen days at Jennette's Pier are looking pretty flat and mostly disappointing. We've got a long stretch of very small, weak surf ahead, so don't get your hopes up for anything exciting. For the vast majority of the period, the waves are just too small to bother with.
The best chance for something that's actually surfable, and I'm using that term loosely, comes in the first week of September. We see a tiny bump in swell energy around Wednesday the 2nd of September, with the morning session offering a 2ft ESE swell at 11 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 95, but it's the best looking window we've got. The wind will be offshore from the WSW, so conditions will be clean. It's still only ankle-to-knee-high stuff, but it's the only real window with a chance.
From there, the swell does try to build a little bit. By the 7th and 8th of September, the swell height is hovering around the 3ft mark, coming from the ENE. The energy picks up a bit, hitting 273 on the Tuesday morning, but it's cursed with strong cross-onshore winds making it a choppy, messy mess. It looks far more interesting for kite surfing than for a proper paddle session.
Honestly, the rest of the period is a write-off. We're looking at days of tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. The water temperature is about 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing going for us.
So, if you're desperate, mark your calendar for the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September. It's not going to be pretty, but it's the best we've got. Otherwise, keep the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 36 | 26 | 54 | 41 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.19m | 7:26AM1.10m | 7:40PM1.21m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.19m | 1:29AM0.15m | 1:34PM0.16m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 36 | 26 | 54 | 41 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 5 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 5 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 16 | — | 23 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 1736 | 502 | 22 | 1070 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 38 | 80 | 38 | 80 | 38 | 38 | 608 | 756 | 1073 | 1073 | 1077 | 54 |
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