Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 132 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. 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 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM. 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+) | 11AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Jennette's Pier has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough stretch. There's no big swell on the horizon, and we're looking at a lot of days where the conditions are just plain ordinary. The water temp is sitting around about 27°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
The first recommendation we get isn't until Saturday the 25th of July. That's a full week of waiting for something that's barely surfable. So we've got a big gap of about seven days with nothing really worth paddling out for.
So, for Saturday the 25th, we get a morning session that's described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". We're looking at a tiny 0.6m (2ft) swell from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is light from the NNW, so it's clean, but the combined wave energy is weak at 85. It's not going to be pretty, but for a desperate surfer, you might get a couple of dribblers. It's a beach and jetty setup, so with the poor quality and light wind, you could probably kite it just as easy as paddle it.
The next real standout, if you can call it that, is way off on Friday the 31st of July. The morning is looking like the best of the whole run. We've got a similar small 0.7m (2ft) swell from the east with an 8-second period, but the wind is glassy – dead calm from the NE. The energy is still weak at 63, but those glassy conditions will make it look and feel better than it is. At 0.7m (2ft), it’s beginner-friendly, but don't expect any power. It's about as small as it gets.
From there, we trail off into very small, wind-affected onshore slop through the first few days of August. The swell direction is a mix of SE and ENE, never matching that NE optimum we'd really want, and the wind is constantly messing it up from the northeast. The combined energy stays in the low double digits, which tells you all you need to know. It's a long, flat, frustrating forecast, but with a spot like this, things can change quick. Keep an eye on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 6 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 91 | 106 | 60 | 107 | 80 | 68 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.12m | 11:33PM1.05m | 12:07PM1.11m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.00m | 5:52AM-0.03m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 217 | 162 | 157 | 91 | 75 | 39 | 44 | 80 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 11 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 27 | 78 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 181 | 41 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 106 | 60 | 107 | 72 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1411 | 2577 | 293 | 114 | 22 | 237 | 38 | 65 | 657 | 114 | 1070 | 364 | 309 | 54 | 22 | 167 | 167 | 371 | 399 | 687 | 132 |
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