Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period, NNE swell with 49 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 1.2m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into what’s happenin’ at Jennette’s Pier.
Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. We’ve got a long gap of nothing much at the start. The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until the morning of Friday the 21st of August, so you’re lookin’ at a solid ten days with nothing worth paddling out for. A lot of those days are just tiny, weak slop with poor conditions—definitely not worth wetting the suit for.
The first chance for a surf comes on the morning of Friday the 21st. It’s not gonna have you callin’ in sick to work, but the wind is off the SSW, makin’ it clean. We’re talkin’ about 1ft of swell comin’ from the ESE with a period around 9 seconds. Combined energy is low, only 57. It’s surfable, but only just. You might find a little knee-high roller if you’re desperate.
Saturday the 22nd of August morning is a repeat—same 1ft, same clean conditions with the SSW cross-off breeze, same weak energy (56). Still pretty ordinary, but at least the water’s clean. Then on Monday the 24th of August morning, we get a 3ft bump from the NE with a short 6-second period, but we finally have some offshore wind from the W. The combined energy jumps up to 119, which is moderate. That’s probably the pick of the whole outlook. The NE direction isn’t the optimum for the pier, but the clean offshore wind and that thigh-to-waist high push might give you a few fun ones if you’re willin’ to work for ’em.
Tuesday the 25th of August morning has another clean window with offshore breezes, 2ft from the ENE, but the energy is only 60 again.
So, to wrap it up, there’s no standout, firing swell here in the 16-day window. The best on offer is Monday the 24th of August morning. It’s the biggest of the bunch, with clean wind, but it’s still small and weak. Don’t expect a crowd, but don’t expect a barrel either.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:58 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | NNW 3 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | N 3 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NW 3 | W 2 | N 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 243 | 2646 | 167 | 167 | 1706 | 1335 | 1972 | 1056 | 197 | 80 | 167 | 167 | 280 | 595 | 436 | 868 | 1073 | 652 |
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