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Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 67 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf at Jennette's Pier. The models are showing a whole lot of nothing for the foreseeable future. We've got a stretch of small, weak, and messy swell that’s going to test your patience more than your pop-up.
The first real chance of anything rideable shows up around Tuesday, August 18th. Before that, we’re looking at days of ankle-biters and knee-high slop. The energy in the water is just pathetic, with readings mostly in the single digits and teens. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no excuses there, just a lack of waves.
That Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18th and 19th, we finally see a pulse of energy, but it's not exactly what we want. The swell comes in from the NNE, with the combined energy jumping to 109 and 123. That’s moderate at best, pushing waves up to 4ft. The direction is all wrong though, coming from the northeast which is cross to the sandbar, and the period is a short, crumbly 5 to 6 seconds. It’s going to be lumpy and unorganized. This will be a day for the experts only, and honestly, with winds chopping it up, it wouldn't surprise me if this is more interesting for the kite crew than the paddle crew. The conditions just won't be clean.
The rest of the run is pretty much a wash. There are some clean moments, especially on the mornings of the 11th, 12th, and 15th, with gentle offshore breezes, but the swell just isn’t there to make anything of it. So, my honest take is this: we’re in for a long, flat spell. It’s the kind of thing that happens, but given this stretch of coast is usually fairly consistent, I wouldn’t be shocked if a new forecast brings something better. But as it stands, there is nothing worth getting excited about.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 24 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 29 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.17m | 2:15AM0.88m | 2:58PM1.18m | 3:26AM0.88m | 4:08PM1.20m | 4:37AM0.91m | 5:15PM1.24m | 5:42AM0.98m | 6:15PM1.28m | 6:41AM1.05m | 7:10PM1.30m | 7:35AM1.13m | 8:00PM1.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.20m | 8:22AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:31AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.13m | 10:41AM0.06m | 11:56PM0.07m | 11:47AM0.01m | 00:50AM0.01m | 12:48PM-0.03m | 1:39AM-0.04m | 1:44PM-0.06m | 2:25AM-0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 29 | 67 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 5 | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 2 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | SSW 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1073 | 464 | 5 | 1166 | 279 | 22 | 287 | 99 | 221 | 283 | 116 | 637 | 825 | 258 | 436 | 560 | 378 | 371 | 1287 | 170 |
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