Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, ESE swell with 38 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s is also forecast. 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 0.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let's have a look at what’s on the cards for our stretch of coast here at Jennette’s Pier. To be straight with you, it’s a pretty quiet outlook. We’ve got a long run of small, messy conditions ahead. The first couple of weeks are a write-off for any kind of decent surf, with the swell energy sitting really weak (values between 16 and 83). The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
The first sniff of anything half-interesting doesn’t show up until Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. That’s a solid ten-day gap of flatness to get through. On that Wednesday morning, we finally see a bit of energy pick up, with combined swell energy reaching a moderate 121. The swell is coming from the ESE at 1ft, with a period of 13 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell, so it’ll have a bit of push to it. The real standout here is the wind: a glassy WNW breeze at just 3 mph. That’s going to leave the surface like a mirror. It’s a beach/jetty setup, so that longer period might make it a bit straight-running, but with conditions that clean, it’s the only game in town. It’s a tiny wave, mind you, so it’s really just a longboard or a foiler. It’s also consistent here and crowds are only sometimes an issue, so you might get a few waves to yourself.
After that morning window, the wind swings onshore again in the afternoon, and the following Thursday morning (3rd September) brings a little more size at 3ft but with a cross-onshore breeze that'll mess it up. Honestly, that Wednesday morning on the 2nd is your one and only real standout. Everything else before that is a blank. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – it tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
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 kJ | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.91m | 1:05PM1.09m | 1:20AM0.86m | 2:00PM1.05m | 2:17AM0.84m | 2:59PM1.04m | 3:18AM0.84m | 3:58PM1.05m | 4:19AM0.86m | 4:52PM1.08m | 5:14AM0.91m | 5:40PM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.17m | 7:43PM0.28m | 7:25AM0.23m | 8:42PM0.32m | 8:20AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.33m | 9:20AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.28m | 11:30PM0.28m | 11:15AM0.25m | 00:14AM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | E 14 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 4 | E 6 | N 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 3 | E 13 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 33 | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 80 | 868 | 497 | 546 | 871 | 871 | 879 | 1647 | 871 | 243 | 22 | 100 | 258 | 311 | 6 | 22 | 508 | 5 |
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