Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period, S swell with 165 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. 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 1.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days at Jennette’s Pier are a real struggle. There’s no surf worth paddling out for until the very end of the run, and even then it’s barely a ripple. We’re looking at a long, dry spell from now right through to the end of July, with almost nothing breaking the surface. The water temps are sitting around 82°F, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.
The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until Saturday, the 1st of August. On the Saturday morning, a tiny 0.8ft swell from the ENE creeps in with a period of just 5 seconds – that’s short, weak, and won’t have any push. The wind goes glassy, so it’ll look clean, but the combined energy is a measly 62, so don’t expect anything you can actually ride. It’s surfable but very ordinary. After that, it fades straight back to nothing for the rest of the outlook.
The real kicker is that even when the swell does show a pulse – like on the Tuesday afternoon back on the 21st of July, where we saw 5ft from the south with a 5-second period – the combined energy hit 112, but it was labeled as poor surf conditions. Strong cross-off winds and a short, chop-filled sea made it a mess. Nothing worth chasing.
If you’re desperate, the Saturday morning on the 1st of August is the only window where you might get wet, but keep your expectations on the floor. A clean, glassy surface with no wave energy is a tough sell. For now, the board stays in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 110 | 0 | 16 | 132 | 34 | 126 | 70 | 59 | 44 | 77 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 51 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:58PM1.08m | 1:13AM0.89m | 1:51PM1.05m | 2:06AM0.83m | 2:46PM1.04m | 3:02AM0.80m | 3:42PM1.03m | 3:59AM0.79m | 4:36PM1.04m | 4:54AM0.81m | 5:26PM1.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.07m | 6:37AM0.03m | 7:26PM0.13m | 7:23AM0.09m | 8:25PM0.18m | 8:12AM0.13m | 9:24PM0.21m | 9:04AM0.17m | 10:22PM0.23m | 9:58AM0.18m | 11:15PM0.22m | 10:52AM0.18m | 00:04AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 27 | — | 2 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | N 5 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 120 | 132 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 77 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 16 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 3 | E 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | — | S 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 27 | 8 | 110 | 181 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 126 | 70 | 59 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 65 | 38 | 1173 | 752 | 856 | 1070 | 293 | 99 | 65 | 276 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 434 | 334 | 167 | 80 | 99 | 0 |
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