Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period, S swell with 57 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break it down in feet and miles per hour.
The outlook is flat and pretty dead for a long stretch. The first chance you’ll want to even look at the water is Saturday morning, July 11th, at Jennette’s Pier. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft swell from the southeast, with wave energy barely registering (58). The period is a short 8 seconds, so the waves will be weak and gutless. A light cross-onshore breeze will make the surface a bit lumpy. Not a session you’d mark on the calendar. You might see a few other folks out, but with conditions this poor, probably not many.
That Saturday afternoon stays small at 2ft, and the wind picks up cross-shore, putting a chop on it.
Sunday the 12th morning sees the wind swing cross-offshore from the west-northwest, tidying things up, but the swell is still a weak 2ft with a short 8-second period. Fine for a longboard cruise, but not exciting. That afternoon the wind turns onshore from the east, and the tiny 2ft swell gets messy.
There’s a small bump on Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, when the combined energy climbs to moderate (137) and the swell hits 3ft from the southeast (8 seconds). The wind stays clean and cross-offshore. Still, these are little waves—perfect for a learner to get wet on, but nothing that’s going to make you grab your shortboard.
After that, the following week drops off into flatness and barely-there 0.3ft windswell with next to no energy. There’s a moment on Thursday morning, July 16th, with glassy conditions (0 mph wind) and a 0.3ft swell from the east with a very long period of 16 seconds. But a wave that small with that long of a period isn’t going to break at a beach/jetty break—it’s just a ghost ripple.
Water temp is about normal for the time of year at 77°F. The wind will make or break the tiny surf we get, and right now, it’s mostly a break.
Bottom line: a solid two and a half weeks with nothing worth getting excited about. No standout days here. Keep the board in the car for when something finally shows up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 51 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.06m | 10:55AM0.98m | 11:04PM1.03m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.15m | 4:54AM0.09m | 5:04PM0.16m | 5:30AM0.09m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | S 3 | — | N 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 10 | NE 5 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | — | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1039 | 22 | 608 | 469 | 38 | 1647 | 2740 | 859 | 1075 | 110 | 80 | 22 | 543 | 22 | 80 | 187 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
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