Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with 152 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE 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 (Jul 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m 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 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
Right then, let’s talk about what’s on offer around here. I’ll be straight with you – it’s been a bit of a flat spell, and it’s going to stay that way for a good long while. We’re looking at Jennette’s Pier, and the first real chance of waves worth paddling out for isn’t until the morning of Thursday, July 9th. So, you’re looking at a gap of a couple of days with nothing doing before that.
Thursday, July 9th is our first glimmer of hope. It’s small, with some 3ft of swell out of the NE. It’s not perfect, the waves are surfable but the conditions are pretty ordinary. The wind is light and offshore from the WSW in the morning though, which will keep things clean. The combined energy is weak at 94, so it’s not going to be powerful, but for a tiny window, it’s something.
The water temperature is sitting at 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
After that, it gets quiet again for the rest of the week and into the next. There’s a little bump on Monday, July 13th in the morning, with 3ft of ENE swell and a moderate offshore wind. The combined energy gets into the moderate range at 108, so there’s a bit more push, but the wave comment still says it’s very ordinary. It’s a beach and jetty setup here, so with that wind, it might look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, to be honest.
Things stay pretty flat and unremarkable right through the middle of the month. The wind is often cross or onshore, and the swell is tiny.
Now, the one thing that catches my eye, and it’s a long way off, is Sunday morning, July 19th. We’ve got a 7ft swell coming from the S, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps right up to 249, which is moderate to strong energy. The wind is glassy from the NNW. This is the standout of the whole outlook, but it’s over a week away, so keep that in mind – it’s promising but less certain. That 7ft of short-period swell is going to dump hard and be pretty challenging; this is one for the experts only, not beginners.
Most of the time, the pier is looking at flat, poor conditions. The combined energy is a measly 4 to 42 for the vast majority of the period. It’s tough. But it tends not to stay this bleak forever, and forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 31 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 79 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 77 | 40 | 61 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.08m | 1:34AM0.90m | 2:14PM1.11m | 2:37AM0.87m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.17m | 7:47AM0.07m | 8:55PM0.15m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 53 | 79 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | E 10 | E 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | ESE 10 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSE 6 | S 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | WSW 2 | S 7 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | — | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | 77 | 7 | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 2751 | 38 | 80 | 167 | 293 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 1285 | 170 | 167 | 868 | 436 | 0 | 170 | 170 |
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