L Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next stretch. It’s not going to be easy, but we’ve got a couple of windows to keep an eye on.

We kick off on Monday, August 3rd, at L-Jetty. It’s a beach and jetty set-up, and the water is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, coming in at 75°. The morning starts with that SSE swell at 5ft, but there’s a risk of thunderstorms and the wind is cross-off. The energy is weak (313), and it's a bit marginal. As the day goes on, the swell builds to 6ft from the SSE, the energy jumps way up into the moderate zone (682), and the wind stays cross-off, making for clean conditions. The period is only 8 seconds, though, so while it might be fun, it’s not a groundswell. This looks like the best bet of the whole run, honestly. The waves should be clean and have some push to them.

Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th are a letdown. The swell drops right off, down to around 3ft and under. The wind goes onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is weak. We’re looking at poor surf conditions, so don’t get your hopes up. This begins a long stretch of tiny, weak waves that’s going to test your patience.

From the 6th through the 12th, we’ve got a run of days where the swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, with weak energy values, often below 100. There will be some clean windows with cross-off winds, but the waves just won’t have any size or power. It’s the kind of flat spell that makes you want to check the forecast every hour.

We get a tiny bump on Sunday, August 9th, in the afternoon with a 3ft S swell and energy at 106, but the period is still a short 6 seconds, so it’ll be pretty weak and crumbly. Not really worth paddling out for.

The rest of the run through the 13th, 14th, and 15th stays in the doldrums, with heights mostly under 3ft and energy readings mostly under 64. The wind does a lot of switching around, but it’s mostly cross or onshore, keeping things messy and small. There is a small uptick in swell on the 16th, with 4ft from the ENE, but the period is short and the wind is cross-onshore, so expect poor, choppy conditions.

So, the long and short of it is this: the only real standout is Monday afternoon, August 3rd. Get on it if you can. After that, we have a solid stretch of nothing worth your time. It’s a poor run for the area, but these things don’t usually last forever. We just need a proper swell to show up and change the mood. Keep the faith, and I’ll keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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