Surf Forecasts:
L Jetty surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, ENE swell with 156 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for L Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for L Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at L Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for L Jetty over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.
Honestly, it looks like one of those stretches where the ocean is just having a lazy week. There’s nothing on the menu worth paddling out for across the entire 16-day forecast. We've got a long gap right from the start with no proper surf to speak of.
The first day with any kind of swell action is Thursday, July 2nd, but it’s pretty grim. We’ve got a tiny 3 ft swell from the south at a super short 5 seconds, with a crosswind and only weak wave energy (52). It’s all just chop and small, messy lines. The water is sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Friday the 3rd through Sunday the 5th is even smaller, with waves barely reaching 1 ft to 2 ft. The wind does go glassy on Friday morning, which is a tease, but with no swell to work with, it’s just a flat, clean surface. Even the better wind days like the offshore on the morning of Thursday, July 16th, are wasted on a tiny 2 ft bump.
The biggest number we see shows up on Wednesday, July 8th, with a 5 ft swell, but it's short-period windswell at 6 seconds and it's coming from the ENE straight onshore, with moderate wave energy (187). That is going to be a washing machine, not surfable. The rest of the period just drifts along with tiny, weak swell. The wave energy never gets above three digits for more than a day or two and even then it's messy. For a beach and jetty setup like L Jetty, the onshore winds and short period mean it’s more interesting for kite surfers than for paddle surfing.
The bottom line is that there is no standout option here. There isn’t a single session in the entire 16 days that scores better than a zero. It’s a real flat spell. Sometimes that’s just how it goes around here so we just have to wait for the next system to roll in. Forecasts can change though, so keep an eye on it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 37°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 56 | 123 | 156 | 112 | 47 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.49m | 10:18AM1.23m | 10:20PM1.46m | 10:59AM1.26m | 11:01PM1.42m | 11:42AM1.30m | 11:47PM1.38m | 12:27PM1.36m | 00:36AM1.34m | 1:14PM1.42m | 1:30AM1.30m | 2:06PM1.49m | 2:29AM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.22m | 4:09AM0.08m | 4:07PM0.24m | 4:43AM0.09m | 4:44PM0.26m | 5:16AM0.10m | 5:27PM0.29m | 5:54AM0.11m | 6:21PM0.31m | 6:39AM0.12m | 7:32PM0.31m | 7:36AM0.13m | 8:47PM0.27m | 8:41AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 |
 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | W 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 7 | — | 56 | 123 | 156 | 112 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 3 | 79 | 899 | 32 | 874 | 21 | 145 | 998 | 2448 | 1098 | 1207 | 1207 | 1207 | 40 | 50 | 126 | 46 | 29 | 0 | 6 |
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