Jetty Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty pulling up a chair for this one. Let’s not sugarcoat it – it’s gonna be a long wait for any surf worth mentioning over the next couple of weeks.

Overall, the pattern is sleepy. There’s hardly any push, and what little we get is short-period, windswell junk. The forecast runs a full 16 days, but there’s a big gap of flat, poor-quality days at the start, and only a few brief pulses that still aren’t much.

From now through the first week of August, it’s a bust. The first few days are tiny, with combined swell energy barely hitting 31 (weak). By Thursday the 7th, the swell bumps to 4ft from the east, but the period is just 7 seconds – so it’s weak, bumpy, and wind-blown. Friday the 8th morning shows 3ft from the east with energy at 114 (moderate), but it’s still cross-onshore and the period’s only 8 seconds. Not the clean, lined-up waves we want.

The only break in the mix is Jetty Park, a beach/jetty spot. It’s inconsistent and often crowded. The swell direction that works best is SSE, but we’re getting mostly east or ESE, so it’s not setting up well. This is a beginner-friendly place, so 4ft on the 7th is a bit much for newbies, and with the onshore wind and short period, it’s a bumpy, closed-out mess. Honestly, that Friday afternoon setup looks better for kite surfing than paddling.

Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Into the second week, it gets even flatter. From the 10th of August onward, wave heights drop to 1ft or less, with energy in the low teens or twenties. A few mornings show glassy conditions with a light offshore breeze (like the 12th, 13th, and 14th), but there’s just no swell to ride. The 15th has a tiny 2ft pulse from the southeast with a pathetic 4-second period and energy of only 27 (weak). It’s clean early, but it’s barely a ripple.

So the bottom line: there’s no standout session in this whole stretch. We’ve got a long, flat gap. The best you could do is grab a longboard on the 8th or the 15th and find a knee-high bump, but don’t expect anything with a face. This is a stretch where you either get the kite out or just wait for the next weather pattern to change things up.

Rusty.

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