Surf Forecasts:
Jensen Beach surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, ENE swell with 18 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jensen Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Jensen Beach in the next 16 days are 0.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jensen Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your coffee and let’s talk about Jensen Beach. Over the next 16 days, it’s looking like a pretty quiet run. The ocean is going to be mostly flat with only small pulses of energy coming through, and a lot of the time the wind is going to mess with what little there is. The first few days are a write-off, with nothing rideable. There’s a long gap of no real surf until we get towards the tail end of the period.
Looking at the water temp, it’s about 85° right now, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.
For the first week, from the 12th through the 19th, the swell is tiny, mostly 0.3ft to 1ft, with short, weak periods around 6 to 8 seconds. The combined energy is in the single digits or low teens (4 to 31), which is just weak, anemic stuff. Plus the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. A few mornings on the 16th and 17th have some clean windows with light offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the waves are just too small to be worth paddling out for.
Around the 22nd and 23rd, we finally see a tiny bump in size, up to 2ft to 3ft, with some SE swell and short period of 5 seconds. The combined energy gets into the 30s and 40s (34 to 43), which is still weak, but at least there’s something to look at. On the morning of the 23rd, there’s light SSW cross-offshore wind making it clean, and on the morning of the 24th, the wind goes glassy. That’s probably the best window in the whole outlook. The swell is small though, so it’s really only for beginners or someone who just wants to get wet on a longboard.
After that, it trails off again into flatness. There’s a little pulse on the 25th with 2ft, but the wind is messy, and the combined energy stays weak (31 to 36). By the 27th, the afternoon turns glassy with a tiny 2ft SE swell, but it’s too small to get excited about.
Honestly, if you’re a beginner, the morning of the 24th with glassy conditions and that 2ft SE swell is your best bet. For everyone else, this is a stretch of very poor surf. Keep an eye on the forecasts because things can change, but right now, it’s a flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | SE 5 | ENE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.15m | 8:45AM1.13m | 9:12PM1.16m | 9:33AM1.14m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:21AM1.12m | 10:37PM1.10m | 11:07AM1.09m | 11:18PM1.05m | 11:52AM1.03m | 00:01AM0.99m | 12:38PM0.97m | 00:44AM0.93m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM-0.03m | 2:57PM-0.10m | 3:23AM-0.06m | 3:45PM-0.05m | 4:10AM-0.06m | 4:32PM0.01m | 4:57AM-0.04m | 5:19PM0.08m | 5:43AM0.01m | 6:07PM0.15m | 6:31AM0.06m | 6:57PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 7 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1268 | 1334 | 1652 | 1291 | 1652 | 1770 | 1274 | 310 | 1770 | 74 | 290 | 330 | 330 | 290 | 312 | 290 | 74 | 310 | 71 |
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