Jetty Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—it’s looking pretty grim. There’s a long stretch of nothing worthwhile ahead. We’ve got a solid gap of over two weeks with no real surf to get excited about. The first hint of any wave action is a tiny, inconsistent pulse, and even that doesn’t amount to much. You’re gonna want to find another hobby for a while.

Thursday September 3rd kicks things off, and it’s a real bummer. We’ve got a weak little 2ft east swell with a 9-second period, but the energy is pathetic (79). The wind’s from the east at 6 mph, and with a risk of thunderstorms, it’s just messy. Afternoon sees a slight bump to 3ft but with a cross-onshore ESE breeze at 12 mph, it’s choppy and poor. Honestly, not worth paddling out.

Friday September 4th is more of the same. A tiny 2ft swell in the morning with a short 6-second period and cross-onshore wind. The afternoon is just as bad with 3ft and moderate chop. The water temperature is sitting at a warm 85°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

The whole first week is a write-off. We get some glassy moments on Monday September 7th morning—wind is 3 mph from the west, dead calm—but the swell is only 1ft. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. That’s the story for most of these days: clean but flat.

We do get another glassy window on Thursday September 11th morning with zero wind and a 2ft east swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the energy is a weak 32. It’s a pretty sight, but you’ll be bobbing around with no power.

Friday September 12th morning offers a clean, cross-off breeze from the southwest, but again, we’re looking at a tiny 1ft swell. It’s a tease.

Into the second week, it doesn’t improve. Monday September 14th to Wednesday September 16th offers more of the same: tiny swells, glassy or light wind mornings, but nothing that will get your heart racing. The biggest pulse all week is a 3ft ENE swell on Wednesday September 9th afternoon, but it’s onshore and messy.

There are no standouts here, folks. No day where you can look at the forecast and think, “That’s the one.” The consistent theme is tiny swell, poor quality, and onshore or cross-onshore winds ruining any chance of a clean wave. The combined energy never gets above 157, which is just weak.

If you’re desperate, the cleanest conditions will be on those glassy mornings like the 7th, 11th, or 15th, but you’ll be surfing ankle-snappers at best. The break itself, Jetty Park, is a beach and jetty setup that’s inconsistent and can get crowded. With this kind of small, weak swell and onshore wind, it’s honestly more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

Rusty.

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