Jennette's Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 75.61° W

Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jennette's Pier sea temperature is
28.2° C
1.4° 

Jennette's Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, SE swell with 76 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jennette's Pier this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8AM (Mon 17th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Right, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Jennette’s Pier. I won’t sugar-coat it: this stretch looks like a tough one for us wave-starved crew. The whole 16-day window is a real mixed bag of tiny, weak swells and pretty ordinary conditions. There’s not a single standout day where everything lines up perfectly, so we’re going to have to pick our moments.

The water temp is running a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting around 83° on Monday afternoon. Nice for a paddle, but that’s about the only easy part.

We start out with next to nothing. Monday afternoon has a pathetic 1.0 ft of swell out of the SE with a short period of 6 seconds, and combined energy is a measly 9. That’s barely a ripple, and with a risk of thunderstorms and a cross-off breeze, it’s poor. Tuesday and Wednesday stay similarly flat, with tiny 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft waves. The only highlight is Wednesday afternoon when the wind goes glassy, but there’s just no swell to work with.

We get a slight pulse on Friday the 14th, with a 2 ft to 3 ft spike from the NNE, but the period is a shocking 3-5 seconds. That’s just wind chop. The cross to cross-on wind won’t help. Combined energy climbs to 47, but that’s not saying much. It’s still poor. The weekend is more of the same: tiny, weak, and onshore. There’s really nothing to get excited about.

Then there’s a long gap of nothing worthwhile until Tuesday the 18th. On Tuesday morning, we finally see some proper energy arrive: a 2 ft swell from the east with a long period of 15 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 183, which is moderate. The wind is light and cross-off, so it should be clean. But the size is tiny, and that long-period groundswell can be tricky at a beach/jetty setup like this, often breaking too straight. It’s surfable, but very ordinary, and the afternoon turns choppy.

The best chance, if you can call it that, comes on Wednesday the 19th. The swell builds to 3 ft in the morning from the ESE with an 11-second period, and the combined energy is 337. By the afternoon, it hits 4 ft with a 12-second period and energy at 487. That’s moderate wave energy. The problem is the wind is onshore and moderate, making it choppy and poor. If that wind had swung offshore, this would have been something.

The last real glimmer is on Sunday the 23rd. The morning shows a 5 ft swell from the ENE, but with a short period of just 6 seconds. Combined energy is 161. The wind is offshore and light, so it’ll be clean. However, that 5 ft is right on the edge for beginners, and with that short period, it’ll be a bit of a messy shorebreak. The afternoon goes glassy with 4 ft, but again, the period is only 6 seconds. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Honestly, for a beach/jetty, the wind is often not our friend here, and the swell windows are small and poorly timed. For any decent wave with clean conditions, you’re looking at the 23rd morning as the best bet, but even then, it’s nothing to write home about. This whole period feels more like a kitesurfer’s window than a paddler’s, with that onshore wind and short-period chop being more interesting for them.

Keep your eyes on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, temper those expectations.

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
2
8
8
7
11
11
5
6
6
6
12
35
14
18
7
8
7
17
20
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
W
10
W
15
S
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
SE
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
W
20
NNE
15
NE
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
E
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
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High Tide
6:15PM1.28m
6:41AM1.05m
7:10PM1.30m
7:35AM1.13m
8:00PM1.30m
8:26AM1.19m
8:47PM1.26m
9:14AM1.22m
9:32PM1.21m
9:59AM1.23m
10:16PM1.14m
10:44AM1.21m
11:00PM1.06m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.01m
12:48PM-0.03m
1:39AM-0.04m
1:44PM-0.06m
2:25AM-0.07m
2:37PM-0.07m
3:08AM-0.08m
3:28PM-0.05m
3:50AM-0.06m
4:18PM0.00m
4:31AM-0.02m
5:07PM0.07m
thunderstorm
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6:16
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6:20
6:20
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7:58
7:57
7:55
7:54
7:52
7:52
7:51
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Temp °C
31
29
26
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26
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Feels °C
31
28
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28
32
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32
34
31
29
26
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23
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Information about the Jennette's Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Jennette's Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jennette's Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jennette's Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jennette's Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Jennette's Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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