Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, SE swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks around Jennette’s Pier. Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating outlook for the foreseeable future. We’ve got a long stretch of barely-there surf and tricky winds, so don’t get your hopes up for a proper session for a while.
The first real chance of anything even surfable doesn’t show up until Wednesday morning, July 22nd. Even then, it’s a tiny 2ft SE swell with a period of 8 seconds, and the wave energy is a weak 54. The wind is offshore from the WNW, which is a positive, but the conditions are still described as very ordinary. It’s a window, but it’s not going to get the heart racing.
Through the rest of July, it’s a grim run. We get a few little pulses—like Sunday morning, July 19th, with a 3ft SE swell (energy at 106, moderate) and clean cross-offshore wind from the SW, but it’s still poor surf. The swell direction is from the SE, and the optimum for this spot is NE, so it’s coming from the wrong angle. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 28°, but that’s about the only highlight.
The next week doesn’t offer much relief. There’s a slight bump in energy on Friday, July 24th, with a 2ft SE swell and a period of 9 seconds, pushing the energy to 152 (moderate), but the wind is cross-onshore from the NE. Then again on Thursday, July 30th, we see a 3ft SE swell with a period of 9 seconds and energy at 123, but the wind is still cross-onshore from the NE. The swell directions are all wrong for Jennette’s, and the wind is never truly favourable for long.
Honestly, for the entire 16-day window, there’s nothing that stands out as a good session. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the direction is off. It’s a classic summer flat spell. If you’re desperate, the cleanest-looking windows are the morning of July 22nd with the offshore wind, or the morning of July 25th with cross-offshore wind and a small 2ft SE swell, but you’ll be scratching for scraps. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if that’s your thing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 102 | 47 | 155 | 24 | 55 | 36 | 22 | 47 | 93 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.27m | 9:35AM1.11m | 9:57PM1.22m | 10:26AM1.12m | 10:45PM1.14m | 11:17AM1.12m | 11:33PM1.05m | 12:07PM1.11m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:58PM1.08m | 1:13AM0.89m | 1:51PM1.05m | 2:06AM0.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:37AM0.03m | 7:26PM0.13m | 7:23AM0.09m | 8:25PM0.18m | 8:12AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 |
 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 47 | 155 | 74 | 55 | 36 | 22 | — | 93 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 15 | S 4 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 5 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 94 | 5 | 154 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 637 | 1178 | 1056 | 221 | 1285 | 1277 | 1736 | 1277 | 267 | 810 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 80 | 79 | 99 | 687 | 5 | 99 | 0 |
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