Jupiter Inlet South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks at Jupiter Inlet South Jetty. I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We're looking at a long, dry run of small, weak surf with a lot of onshore wind slop mixed in. There's nothing that jumps out as a proper standout, but let's break down the bones of it.

Right now, into this Friday, the 4th, we've got tiny wind swell. We're talking a poor 1 ft out of the ENE with a short 5-second period. The combined energy is a weak 17, and the cross-onshore wind is just killing any chance of a decent wave. Water temp is sitting at a toasty 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like bath water in the lineup, that's for sure. Saturday and Sunday are more of the same; Saturday is mostly flat with crossing winds, and Sunday morning goes glassy but with a pathetic 0.7 ft of knee-high slop. There's days on end here where you’d be better off doing something else. Monday the 7th stays tiny, and the only silver lining is that the wind goes glassy again, but the swell is so small it's just not worth paddling out for.

We finally see a little pulse of energy kicking in around Wednesday the 9th. The swell height bumps up to 3 ft from the NE, and the period stretches to 9 seconds. Combined energy jumps to a moderate 148, which is the strongest we've seen, but the wind is right onshore from the East slapping it flat. We get a repeat on Thursday the 10th with energy around 116, but still that onshore E wind messes it up. That Northeast wind direction is what we're waiting for, but it just won't line up right.

The most promising window, and I say *promising* very loosely, comes on the morning of Sunday the 13th of September. The swell builds to 4 ft from the NNE, with a combined energy of 162. The best part? For that morning, the wind goes glassy. That's your one shot of the entire forecast to get a few chest-high waves with clean conditions. The swell period is short at 7 seconds though, so it'll be a bit of a lumpy, close-out mess at the jetty on the sets, not the kind of long, grinding groundswell we dream about. There will be some push, but it's made for the advanced crew; the average punter is going to struggle.

After that Sunday morning, it all goes to pot again. By Monday the 14th, the wind cranks up from the ENE at 12 mph, and it stays windy with that NE wind right through Tuesday and Wednesday of the second week. The swell drops back down and the wind stays fresh onshore. This is one of those times where the lack of quality, combined with the wind direction, makes the beach break setup look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For the rest of the 16-day run into the 19th, you’re looking at onshore trash.

Bottom line: if you are set on getting wet, your only real window is the morning of Sunday, September 13th for that clean, 4 ft NE swell under glassy conditions. It's the only time the score is even a 1 out of 10 for surfable waves, but it'll be short period and ordinary. It's not the kind of swell you'd skip work for, but it's the best we've got.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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