Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, ESE swell with 135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period. 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 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (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, checking in on the surf outlook for Jennette's Pier. To be straight with you, it's a pretty grim picture for the next couple of weeks. The water is sitting at 81°F right now, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year, so that's something, but the waves? There's just nothing on the cards that's worth paddling out for.
We kick off Tuesday morning with a tiny 1ft SE swell, and while the wind is glassy, the combined energy is a weak 23, and the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. That same lacklustre story continues right through the first week. Wednesday morning offers a slight bump to 3ft ESE swell with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the energy is still only moderate at 116 and the conditions are just "ordinary." It's not enough to get excited about.
The whole first week is a washout. Thursday and Friday are tiny, Saturday and Sunday get messy with onshore winds, and by Monday the 7th of September we're looking at onshore winds and a weak 3ft to 3ft swell. The second week doesn't offer any hope either. There's a brief moment on Tuesday the 15th of September where the swell kicks up to 4ft from the north with a moderate energy reading of 125, and light offshore winds, but it's still just labelled "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." The period is a short 5 seconds, so it's weak and won't hold together well.
The only real standout, if you're desperate, would be that Tuesday morning the 15th of September. The 4ft N swell combined with a clean offshore breeze from the WNW is the best there is, but it's still a 1 out of 10 situation. The rest of the period is a solid 16 days of flat to poor surf. For a beach/jetty setup like this, it's a blank run that's pretty normal for the area when the swell windows are closed. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the consistent wind and poor wave quality.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 33 | 128 | 116 | 100 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 46 | 86 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.28m | 11:02PM1.06m | 11:33AM1.26m | 11:54PM1.00m | 12:30PM1.24m | 00:55AM0.94m | 1:36PM1.21m | 2:05AM0.92m | 2:48PM1.20m | 3:20AM0.94m | 4:00PM1.21m | 4:31AM0.99m | 5:05PM1.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.17m | 5:10AM0.10m | 6:11PM0.21m | 6:01AM0.13m | 7:14PM0.24m | 7:01AM0.16m | 8:25PM0.26m | 8:11AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.23m | 9:25AM0.17m | 10:42PM0.18m | 10:38AM0.13m | 11:39PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 128 | 116 | 100 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 86 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | S 5 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 16 | — | 10 | 21 | 11 | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 1166 | 54 | 0 | 1077 | 99 | 22 | 221 | 170 | 221 | 433 | 608 | 1277 | 2204 | 170 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 293 | 808 | 871 |
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