Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, ENE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks around here are a tough watch. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands before things might, and I mean *might*, start looking a little more interesting.
For the immediate future, you’re looking at a long, flat gap. From now through the weekend and well into the following week, there's just nothing doing. The water at Jennette's Pier is sitting at a warm 80°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight for now. We’ve got light wind days, but the swell is tiny and weak, with combined energy barely getting out of the 20s and 30s. That’s just not enough to push a ripple through the lineup. You’d be wasting your time.
We finally see a pulse of energy rolling in around the 18th of September – that’s a bit over a week away. The swell size bumps up to 6ft, but the direction is NNE, and the wind is a messy cross-onshore at 16 to 22 mph. The combined energy climbs into the 200s, but it’s just not clean. Honestly, for paddle surfing, this stretch from the 18th to the 21st is going to be a write-off. If you’ve got a kite, the setup out here at this beach and jetty might actually be worth a look, because for a surfer it’s just lumpy and choppy.
The one true standout – and I’m putting a big old question mark next to it because it’s so far out – is the morning of Thursday the 24th of September. We’re looking at a solid 4ft of swell coming from the ENE with a period of 9 seconds. That’s got combined energy at 254 – a nice moderate bump. But the real magic is the wind: it’s glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That’s the kind of morning you set your alarm for. The water will still be warm from the summer, and with no wind, that 4ft will be peeling smooth and clean. It’s a rare bright spot in a grim outlook, but at over two weeks out, treat it like a promising rumour. The afternoon gets a bit of cross-shore breeze, so make the most of the morning.
The following morning on the 25th looks clean again with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell has already backed off to 3ft. Still, if that morning glass-off on the 24th delivers, that’s your session.
So that’s the story – a whole lot of nothing, then a glimmer of hope right at the end of the run. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 33 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 61 | 70 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 56 | 82 | 93 | 84 | 62 | 82 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.26m | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:24PM1.23m | 8:48AM1.32m | 9:05PM1.19m | 9:29AM1.31m | 9:46PM1.13m | 10:10AM1.28m | 10:25PM1.06m | 10:51AM1.23m | 11:06PM1.00m | 11:33AM1.18m | 11:49PM0.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.01m | 2:37AM-0.00m | 3:09PM0.03m | 3:15AM0.02m | 3:54PM0.08m | 3:53AM0.07m | 4:38PM0.14m | 4:30AM0.13m | 5:23PM0.22m | 5:10AM0.19m | 6:10PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 70 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 93 | 84 | 62 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SW 2 | S 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 35 | 56 | 82 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 99 | 38 | 373 | 38 | 828 | 1074 | 22 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 170 | 469 | 868 | 1277 | 2111 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 99 |
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