Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jennette's Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your board, let's see what's cookin' for Jennette's Pier.
First up, I gotta be straight with you – we're lookin' at a real flat spell to kick things off. The next week and a half or so is pretty much a write-off for any decent waves. You're gonna see sea surface temps sitting around 80°, which is pretty much right where it should be for this time of year, but not much else to get excited about.
We've got tiny, weak energy pulses from the southeast coming through, but the combined energy is barely registerin' – we're talkin' numbers like 35 or 42 (weak energy) at best. It’s clean in the mornings, yeah, with some light offshore wind from the west or southwest, but the swell is just too small and weak to bother paddling out for.
Once we get past that first wall of nothing, things start to lookin' up around Monday the 17th. The wind switches to a nice offshore from the west, and we’ve got some 4ft swell startin' to show from the ENE. The energy is gettin' into the moderate range now (137), but the period is a bit short at 6 seconds, so the shape isn't gonna be anything to write home about. Tuesday the 18th is the real standout in this run. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the east, with a 7-second period and the combined energy jumps to 229 (moderate energy). Early on Tuesday, there’s a light offshore breeze from the west-northwest and the conditions are clean. This is your best bet for a proper session. It's not huge, but it's clean and has some push, so it’s good for intermediates.
Wednesday the 19th gets blown out by some strong southerly winds, so don't bother. Things fade again into the following weekend, with some smaller, cleaner but weaker surf on the 22nd as the wind goes glassy.
If you're a beginner, that Tuesday swell is well within your range – it's not even close to 5ft. For the experts, this run doesn't offer anything in the 8ft plus range.
So for the whole 16-day outlook, mark your calendar for Monday the 17th and especially Tuesday the 18th at Jennette's Pier. Get it while it's clean.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 29 | 67 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.18m | 3:26AM0.88m | 4:08PM1.20m | 4:37AM0.91m | 5:15PM1.24m | 5:42AM0.98m | 6:15PM1.28m | 6:41AM1.05m | 7:10PM1.30m | 7:35AM1.13m | 8:00PM1.30m | 8:26AM1.19m | 8:47PM1.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:31AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.13m | 10:41AM0.06m | 11:56PM0.07m | 11:47AM0.01m | 00:50AM0.01m | 12:48PM-0.03m | 1:39AM-0.04m | 1:44PM-0.06m | 2:25AM-0.07m | 2:37PM-0.07m | 3:08AM-0.08m | |||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | 67 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSE 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 311 | 258 | 22 | 302 | 221 | 267 | 463 | 221 | 825 | 1285 | 221 | 237 | 1736 | 197 | 38 | 2204 | 80 | 637 | 38 | 38 |
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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).
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