Surf Forecasts:
L Jetty surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NE swell with 472 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. 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 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for L Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this forecast is about as flat as a pancake most days. The only wave in town is L Jetty, a beach and jetty break. Water’s sitting around 74°F, which is dead average for this time of year.
Starting Friday the 24th of July, we’ve got nothing. Swell is 1ft from the SE, with a short 8-second period and weak energy at 31. The wind is cross-onshore, and it’s just poor. That carries through the weekend into Monday – tiny surf, bad conditions. There’s a near five-day stretch here with zero worthwhile waves.
Tuesday the 28th morning turns clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still a pathetic 1ft from the ESE, energy at 44. It’s surfable, barely. Wednesday the 29th morning is the best of the lot: 4ft from the ENE, but with a period of only 5 seconds, it’s weak and lumpy. The energy is 97, and the wind is clean, so it’s surfable but very ordinary. If you’re desperate, this is your window.
Thursday the 30th afternoon sees moderate energy hit 236 from the SE, with a 10-second period and 3ft swell. But the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s not clean. The rest of the run into early August is more of the same: clean mornings with tiny surf (around 2ft to 3ft) and very ordinary conditions, or afternoons blown out by fresh wind.
The standout is the morning of Wednesday the 29th of July. That 4ft from the ENE with clean cross-offshore wind gives you the best chance at a few rides. It’s not a classic, but it’s the pick of a poor bunch. The morning of Friday the 7th of August also offers 3ft from the SSE with clean offshore wind, but it’s still small.
Honestly, it’s a quiet spell. Unless you’re happy on a longboard scratching for ankle-biters, you might be better off waiting for the next system.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 59 | 35 | 62 | 70 | 58 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 95 | 100 | 157 | 392 | 196 | 237 | 76 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.41m | 4:48AM1.11m | 5:14PM1.44m | 5:44AM1.15m | 6:03PM1.48m | 6:33AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.51m | 7:16AM1.25m | 7:28PM1.55m | 7:55AM1.29m | 8:05PM1.57m | 8:32AM1.32m | 8:40PM1.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.26m | 10:45AM0.29m | 11:38PM0.22m | 11:32AM0.27m | 00:23AM0.17m | 12:19PM0.23m | 1:07AM0.13m | 1:04PM0.20m | 1:49AM0.09m | 1:48PM0.17m | 2:28AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.16m | 3:05AM0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 59 | 35 | 28 | 70 | 20 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 157 | 103 | 196 | 129 | 76 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 23 | — | 54 | 35 | 49 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 16 | 62 | 33 | 58 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 95 | 100 | 84 | 392 | 40 | 237 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 533 | 249 | 219 | 499 | 46 | 46 | 199 | 0 | 198 | 877 | 249 | 111 | 228 | 99 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 52 | 75 |
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