Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, ESE swell with 66 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' at Jennette’s Pier.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, with a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions before a late burst of serious energy. You've got a solid run of small, weak surf for the first week and a bit, so patience is the name of the game. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 83°, which is nice for the long waits.
The only real standout window is on Monday the 31st of August into Tuesday the 1st of September. That Monday morning, the wind drops to nothing, and we see a 7ft swell pushin' in from the northeast. The combined energy is strong at 385 and it’s that absolute glassy perfection. That's your window for the best clean surf, but keep in mind the swell period is only 6 seconds – it’s a short-period windswell, so it’ll be a bit crumbly and won't have the same grunt as a groundswell. Definitely for the experienced crew. Monday afternoon gets even bigger with a 10ft NE swell (972 combined energy), but at that size, it’s really only for experts, and it’ll be a bit cross-onshore.
Before that, from the 18th through to the 29th of August, it’s pretty poor. The wave heights sit between 0.7ft and 2ft, with the combined energy mostly in the double digits (like 16 to 124), which is weak to moderate. The wind is often onshore or cross-shore, and the direction is mostly from the ESE, which is not the optimum NE direction for this spot. The only slight glimmer is Tuesday morning the 18th with a clean 2ft wave, but it’s still pretty ordinary. You’ll be waitin' around.
Later in the run, around the 30th of August, we start to see the swell pulse up to 4ft to 5ft, but the period drops to a pathetic 5 seconds and the wind is messy. The real action doesn't kick in until that last day of August. After that, Tuesday the 1st of September is totally blown out with a huge 12ft swell (over 1700 combined energy) and strong onshore wind – that’s a kite day, not a paddle day for sure. The forecast confidence for that big Monday swell is okay, but it's still a few days out, so don't bank on it being perfect.
In short: suffer through the flat spell, and if you're an experienced surfer, keep the whole week leading up to Monday the 31st open for that one glassy morning.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
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 kJ | 41 | 66 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.13m | 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 | 6:48PM0.22m | 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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 66 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 657 | 45 | 80 | 871 | 497 | 540 | 752 | 825 | 1277 | 608 | 170 | 5 | 5 | 543 | 455 | 815 | 258 | 80 | 293 | 38 |
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