Surf Forecasts:
Little Joes/Between the Jetties surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, NW swell with 787 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Joes/Between the Jetties this week:
The surf forecast for Little Joes/Between the Jetties over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Joes/Between the Jetties in the next 16 days are 1.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Joes/Between the Jetties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Yeah, it’s been a bleak run. For a week and a half, the coast has had nothing but messy cross-shore junk and tiny, gutless surf. The first few days—the 15th through the 26th—are a write-off. All that energy and nowhere to go. The wind is constantly chopping it up, and the right spots are on the beach and the jetties, getting all tangled.
We got a couple of marginal ones—nothing you’d rush out for. The 17th afternoon has a glimmer, and so does the 29th morning, but the wind’s still on it. Not the kind of quality you paddle out for.
But Jim, Monday the 27th morning. That’s the one. Glass. Absolute glass. Not a breath of wind. The swell is small—about 2ft on the face—but it’s got that southwest direction and a clean 13-second interval. It’s gonna hold its shape at Little Joes/Between the Jetties (Big Island). This is the calm before the storm. That’s when the place turns it on. You’ll be on a longboard, just rolling through a few clean ones with nobody else out. The energy is moderate (316), but with conditions that clean, it’s the pick of the whole 16 days.
After that, it all goes pear-shaped. The 30th is back to junky, short-period windswell and onshore slop. So you got one window. Use it.
Some runs are just like that, quiet. But it won’t stay this way long. Forecasts change. One good groundswell and a nor’wester and we’re in business.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 79 | 128 | 200 | 233 | 196 | 180 | 164 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 171 | 252 | 316 | 258 | 275 | 375 | 309 | 354 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.98m | 4:13AM1.49m | 3:22PM1.89m | 5:21AM1.38m | 4:03PM1.79m | 6:47AM1.32m | 4:59PM1.70m | 8:19AM1.34m | 6:13PM1.64m | 9:22AM1.39m | 7:32PM1.64m | 10:02AM1.46m | 8:39PM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.12m | 9:23AM0.85m | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:04AM0.99m | 11:44PM0.27m | 11:01AM1.09m | 00:57AM0.31m | 12:28PM1.14m | 2:08AM0.29m | 2:00PM1.09m | 3:07AM0.23m | 3:07PM0.98m | 3:53AM0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | SW 18 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 99 | 79 | 128 | 121 | 233 | 196 | 180 | 164 | 97 | 95 | 51 | 51 | 252 | 68 | 258 | 275 | 375 | 309 | 354 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 6 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 23 | 62 | 64 | 24 | 53 | 117 | 117 | 67 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 20 | 44 | 316 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 140 | 346 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 19 | NW 9 | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 61 | 51 | 55 | 117 | 51 | 103 | 29 | 171 | 21 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 98 | — | — | 200 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 149 | — | — | 73 | — | 83 | 137 | 83 | 60 | 99 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 11 | 260 | 82 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 11 | 74 | 641 | 11 | 373 | 472 | 59 |
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