Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, SE swell with 110 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
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Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet around here. We'll get a few tiny windows for a splash, but nothing to get the heart racing. The pattern is small, messy, and mostly a write-off.
We start off with nothing on offer for the first few days. The first real chance to get wet, and I use the term loosely, is on Thursday the 9th here at Jennette's Pier. We're looking at a tiny 2ft NE windswell with a short, weak period of just 6 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 51, so don't expect any push. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze that’ll keep things clean, and that's about the only highlight. It's strictly a longboard or foiling kind of day for the desperate.
Friday the 10th morning offers a little something different. A 2ft swell from the SE, still a weak 8-second period, with a moderate offshore wind from the WSW. The energy is up to 74, which is still weak, but the clean conditions might make it feel a touch better than it looks on paper. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon goes onshore and choppy.
Moving into the second week, Monday the 13th has a small pulse of 1ft ESE groundswell with a better 10-second period. The morning sees a moderate offshore wind from the W, keeping things clean, but the energy is still low at 49. The afternoon settles into a gentle offshore with energy at 61, but again, we’re talking about barely rideable waves.
Honestly, there isn't a single standout day in this whole 16-day run. The best you can hope for is a clean, small wave on Thursday the 9th or Monday the 13th mornings if you absolutely need to get in the water. The water temp is sitting at a warm 81°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze while you're bobbing around waiting for a set that never comes.
Stay patient, folks. Sometimes it just stays poor for a stretch.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 23 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 49 | 53 | 28 | 12 | 64 | 65 | 62 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.01m | 11:48PM0.99m | 12:24PM1.04m | 00:38AM0.94m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.17m | 6:10AM0.08m | 6:47PM0.17m | 6:55AM0.08m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 49 | 53 | 7 | 72 | 25 | 11 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 33 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 64 | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1972 | 1051 | 258 | 502 | 99 | 99 | 22 | 544 | 807 | 38 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 649 | 0 | 258 | 38 | 65 | 687 | 0 |
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