Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 70 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let's be straight with you – it's a bit of a flat spell out there at Jennette's Pier. We have a solid 16-day window to look at, but for the first week, the surf is basically non-existent. It's a tough start, with a whole run of days where the swell is tiny and the conditions are just ordinary. You'd be looking at a week of nothing really worth paddling out for, from Sunday the 23rd right through to the end of the month.
The first hint of anything with a bit of life comes in on Monday, the 31st of August. The morning shows a long-period 1ft swell from the east, with a period of 18 seconds, and light cross-offshore wind. The combined energy is still weak (81) but it's a sign of something changing. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year at 83°.
Then, on Tuesday, the 1st of September, we see a bit more push. The morning has a 2ft east swell with a 15-second period and a clean, offshore wind from the west. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 197. It's not a classic, but it's the best we've seen in a while. The afternoon sees the swell nudge up to 2ft, but the wind swings cross-shore, making it a bit messy.
The real standout, the one that gets your heart beating a little faster, is looking like Saturday, the 5th of September. The morning shows a 3ft swell from the east-southeast, with a 12-second period. The combined energy is strong (267). The wind is cross-shore from the north-northeast at 16 mph, so it won't be glassy, but the swell size is the biggest in the whole forecast. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It's a fair way out, so don't hold me to perfection, but the potential is there for some proper waves.
For the rest of the first week of September, the swell hangs around the 2ft to 3ft mark, but it's mostly wind-affected or onshore, with the odd clean-ish morning. The period dips and rises, but nothing else really grabs you. The last few days of the forecast, the 7th, get blown out by strong onshore winds.
So, to be honest, the pick of the entire 16 days is that Saturday the 5th, with the 3ft east-southeast swell. If you can wait, that's your best bet. The rest is a lot of watching and waiting.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.08m | 5:14AM0.91m | 5:40PM1.12m | 6:02AM0.97m | 6:22PM1.16m | 6:46AM1.04m | 7:02PM1.19m | 7:26AM1.10m | 7:40PM1.21m | 8:04AM1.16m | 8:17PM1.21m | 8:41AM1.21m | 8:55PM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.28m | 11:30PM0.28m | 11:15AM0.25m | 00:14AM0.24m | 12:04PM0.22m | 00:53AM0.19m | 12:50PM0.19m | 1:29AM0.15m | 1:34PM0.16m | 2:03AM0.11m | 2:16PM0.13m | 2:37AM0.09m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:11AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 12 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 5 | E 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 16 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 8 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 279 | 371 | 38 | 483 | 38 | 167 | 879 | 243 | 598 | 1073 | 825 | 0 | 243 | 278 | 22 | 0 | 100 | 38 | 99 | 685 |
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