Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve got the goods for the Jetty region. It’s a long-range look, so buckle up, ’cause we’ve got a lot of quiet days before any real noise.

Overall, the pickup is slim. This area is going to see a fair bit of small, choppy, wind-affected junk for the first week or more. We’re in a dry spell and the wait might feel long, but there’s a fleeting chance of a clean-up later on.

We start with Thursday the 13th of August. The swell is tiny, about 2ft to 3ft from the SSW with a short 5-second period. It’s weak, only 35-55 combined energy. The wind is cross or cross-off, but the surf is just poor. Nothing happening yet.

Friday the 14th brings even less - a pathetic 0.7ft from the ESE, even though the wind can go offshore in the morning from the NNW. It’s too small to bother with, with energy barely reaching 19. Saturday is equally flat, with 0.3ft to 0.7ft waves. Sunday the 16th shows a pulse, with 4ft on the afternoon from the S, but the wind is a raw 35 km/h cross-onshore. It’s fresh, lumpy, and ugly (energy 65).

Now here is our first real glimmer. Monday the 17th of August (Jetty) . The morning offers a clean 3ft southerly swell with a 7-second period. The wind is light and off from the north, making for clean conditions. The energy is a solid 91, so you’ll feel the push. It’s very consistent here, so you won’t be waiting around. But it's only for the real keen early birds, as the afternoon comes back onshore. This is your best bet in the first week, but it's just "surfable" – not the standout.

Then we’re back to a long gap of poor surf with cross-onshore winds and no quality until Saturday the 22nd of August. That morning we see a clean 4ft from the south with light NNE winds, cross-off again. Another early window of cleanish waves (energy 101). After that, it’s another flat or messy pattern.

The real potential outlier, and my single standout for the whole run, lands way out on Thursday the 27th of August (Jetty) . We have a 4ft to 4ft swell pumping in from the east with energy hitting 140 to 163 – that’s moderate to strong juice. The period is a weak 6-7 seconds, so the power comes from the size and not the travel. The caveat? Risk of thunderstorms and some lumpy afternoon winds. The morning does offer a light cross-shore, so if the stars align, those 4ft waves could have a bit of shape before it blows out. It’s a long-range call, so don't get too attached yet, but it’s the biggest energy spike on the chart. For experienced surfers only, as anything over 3ft and especially that 4ft under messy wind starts to get a bit heavy for the groms.

Water temp? For the Jetty, it’s sitting right around average for the time of year, so no wild surprises there when you first hit the water.

Bottom line: don't plan a dawn patrol for ’til you see next week. The first week is a write-off. Your best shot is Monday the 17th morning, and if you're feeling optimistic, Thursday the 27th dawn. Otherwise, it’s a lot of glassy flat spells and choppy scraps. Keep your eyes peeled, conditions can flip. This is Rusty, signing off.

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