Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, S swell with 76 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S 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 Monday (Jul 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
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Grab your board, but maybe don't get your hopes up too high just yet. We're looking at a real flat spell here for the next couple of weeks at Jennette's Pier (beach/jetty). The water temp is sitting at a warm 81°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than normal for this time of year—nice for a swim, but it won't help the waves.
Right from the get-go, Sunday the 5th through to Monday the 14th of July is a near-total write-off. We're talking tiny, weak swell with most days barely pushing 1ft to 2ft. The energy is pathetic, reading anywhere from 23 to 85 on the combined scale—barely enough to crumble a ripple. Winds are mostly cross or cross-off, with a few morning windows of light or glassy conditions, but with nothing to surf, clean water is just a tease.
There's one glimmer where things get slightly less ordinary. On the morning of Friday the 12th of July, we get a pulse of 3ft from the ENE with a short 6-second period and a clean offshore wind from the west. The energy hits 85 (moderate energy) and it's surfable, but only just. The swell direction is a bit off the optimum and it's a beach/jetty setup, so expect gutless, crumbly walls. This is the best on offer, but I wouldn't call it a standout—more a desperate paddle.
Then from the 15th of July through the end of the outlook, it's back to dribble. We see a slight bump on the 17th and 18th, with swell heights creeping up to 4ft to 6ft, but the period is a dismal 4 to 6 seconds—windswell junk. The energy climbs to 170 (moderate) on the morning of the 18th with a 5ft swell from the south and clean cross-off winds, but it's still too weak and disorganized to get excited about. For the 19th and 20th, we're back to less than 0.5ft with a long 12-13 second period, but almost no energy (3 on the scale). That's a ghost swell—long-period but utterly flat.
Bottom line: there's nothing worth calling a standout here. If you're desperate, dawn patrol on Friday the 12th or maybe Saturday the 18th morning might give you a few closeout ankle-biters. Otherwise, it's a long, flat stretch. This kind of dead run is pretty normal for a beach setup like this—don't sweat it, the forecast can always shift.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 23 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 51 | 9 | 54 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.01m | 11:48PM0.99m | 12:24PM1.04m | 00:38AM0.94m | 1:16PM1.08m | 1:34AM0.90m | 2:14PM1.11m | 2:37AM0.87m | 3:17PM1.16m | 3:43AM0.87m | 4:21PM1.20m | 4:49AM0.89m | 5:24PM1.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.17m | 6:10AM0.08m | 6:47PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.08m | 7:49PM0.17m | 7:47AM0.07m | 8:55PM0.15m | 8:45AM0.05m | 10:02PM0.12m | 9:47AM0.03m | 11:07PM0.07m | 10:51AM-0.01m | 00:08AM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 69 | 54 | 22 | 42 | 23 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | — | 28 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 7 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 1200 | 750 | 2212 | 171 | 22 | 221 | 543 | 22 | 0 | 807 | 65 | 5 | 1736 | 99 | 0 | 258 | 433 | 38 | 258 | 221 |
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