Jetty Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for our local stretch. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak run of tiny, weak, and messy conditions. The one spot we’ve got data for, Jetty Park, is not giving us much to work with for a long time.

The first solid week is basically a write-off. From the 31st of August right through until the 9th of September, we’re looking at a relentless run of poor surf. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft, and the wind is almost always cross-onshore, leaving it choppy and gutless. The energy is pathetically low, often sitting between 10 and 90 (weak energy). There’s a little bump on the afternoon of the 2nd of September when the swell gets to 3 ft from the ESE with a moderate energy reading of 345, but with the wind directly onshore, it’s just a messy close-out. Not one for the paddle out.

There is a gap of almost no surfable conditions, but we do see a small shift around the 9th of September. Wednesday the 9th sees a tiny 2 ft swell from the ENE with a period of 8 seconds, but the wind finally goes light cross-offshore, cleaning it up. The energy is still weak at 67, but it’s described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not a standout, but it’s the first time the wind plays nice.

The best we can realistically get in this whole 16-day window looks like the morning of the 10th of September. We’ve got a 2 ft swell from the ENE with a 10-second period, and a moderate 15 mph offshore wind from the W. That’s a clean, lined-up look for Jetty Park, even if the swell is small. The energy is still weak at 82, but when the wind is that clean offshore, it can turn a tiny wave into a fun little wedge. The water temp is a warm 85°, which is about normal for this time of year.

After that, it’s back to tiny, weak, and windy for the rest of the second week. The weekend of the 13th and 14th of September is just more of the same – 1 ft to 1 ft and cross-shore or cross-onshore winds. Nothing to get excited about.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, keep your eyes on the morning of the 10th of September for a clean, offshore session on the tiny stuff. Otherwise, it’s a long stretch of grovel boards and flat spells. For a beginner, that 3 ft on the 2nd is too close-out and messy, and the rest is too small to bother with. This is a kite-surfing wind forecast more than a surfing one, if you ask me.

Rusty.

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