Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next two weeks are a real struggle. We’ve got a near-empty forecast for the Jetty, so if you’re desperate for a paddle, you’re going to be waiting a long time for anything worthwhile. The Jetty itself is a breakwater setup, and it’s very consistent, but that doesn’t mean a thing when the swell just isn’t showing up. The water is sitting at 75°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice for a swim, but not much else.

We start on Friday, the 21st of August, with tiny, weak windswell. The NNE wind is blowing 19 mph, cross-off, but the swell is a pathetic 3 ft from the ENE with a period of only 5 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 57 – that’s dead. It’s clean, but it’s junk. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller, with onshore winds and rain or thunderstorms. The swell drops to 1 ft on Sunday morning, even with a 12-second period from the SE, the energy is only 41. It’s not surfable.

The whole first week is dead. We get a slight bump on Friday the 28th of August, with swell reaching 4 ft from the S, period 7 seconds, and the energy jumps to 160. But the wind is a messy cross-shore at 12 mph, creating a cross-chop. It’s still poor. The next day, the 29th, has a touch of clean, cross-off wind from the WNW, but the swell is back down to 2 ft.

The only real window, and I mean the only one that might raise an eyebrow, is on Tuesday the 1st of September. We get a 5 ft swell from the S, period 7 seconds, and the energy hits 195. The wind is light and cross from the E at 9 mph. It’s still a “poor surf conditions” call, but it’s the most size we’ll see. Still, with that short period and a cross-shore, it’s not going to be a gem.

Then we get a tease on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning is glassy – zero wind from the SSW. The swell is a tiny 2 ft, period 6 seconds, energy 48. It’s clean, but there’s no power. Thursday the 3rd is also glassy in the morning with a 1 ft, 9-second period SE swell, but again, it’s just a dribble.

The rest of the run into the 5th of September is more of the same: tiny, weak, and onshore. The Jetty is not offering a single standout session. This is a blank run, and for a break that’s meant to be very consistent, it’s a real bummer.

Rusty.

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