Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 229 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E 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 (Jul 15) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. I've been staring at the charts for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days and, honestly, it's a total bust. There's no surf worth paddling out for – not a single recommendation in the whole window. That's a long stretch for a break that's normally pretty consistent, but sometimes the cards just don't line up.
We start Thursday July 9 with tiny 2ft NE swell, but the wind is cross or onshore all day, making it messy. Water temp is around 82°, which is a couple of degrees warmer than usual for this time of year – about 2.3° above average. Friday and Saturday stay tiny and clean in the mornings, but there's barely any energy (combined energy only 22 and 10). Sunday July 12 afternoon sees a little bump to 4.3ft ENE swell, but it's short-period (6 seconds) and cross-onshore with a risk of thunderstorms – poor conditions. Then Monday July 13 gets the biggest swell of the whole period at 5.2ft ENE, period still short at 7 seconds, but the wind is fresh cross-onshore or onshore, creating lumpy, choppy mess. Combined energy hits 250, but the quality is shot. Tuesday through Thursday of that week drops back to around 3–4ft or less, with
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 28 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 100 | 118 | 229 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 100 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.16m | 3:43AM0.87m | 4:21PM1.20m | 4:49AM0.89m | 5:24PM1.25m | 5:52AM0.93m | 6:25PM1.29m | 6:52AM0.98m | 7:22PM1.31m | 7:49AM1.03m | 8:16PM1.30m | 8:43AM1.08m | 9:07PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.05m | 10:02PM0.12m | 9:47AM0.03m | 11:07PM0.07m | 10:51AM-0.01m | 00:08AM0.01m | 11:54AM-0.05m | 1:05AM-0.05m | 12:55PM-0.09m | 1:58AM-0.09m | 1:54PM-0.12m | 2:48AM-0.12m | 2:50PM-0.12m | 3:36AM-0.13m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 150 | 100 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 100 | 118 | 229 | 198 | 152 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 104 | 22 | 38 | 258 | 433 | 38 | 1411 | 237 | 187 | 167 | 170 | 339 | 171 | 170 | 141 | 2366 | 54 | 8 | 415 | 608 |
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