Surf Forecasts:
Little Joes/Between the Jetties surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, NW swell with 349 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW 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 Thursday (Aug 20) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Joes/Between the Jetties in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Joes/Between the Jetties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Little Joes/Between the Jetties are looking pretty grim. We're in for a long stretch of poor surf. The combined swell energy is mostly weak to moderate, with values like 438 (moderate) early on, but it's all messy. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
From Wednesday the 19th through to the end of August, it's a write-off. The wind is howling out of the NNW at 15 to 25 mph, blowing cross-on or cross-shore, making it choppy and lumpy. The swell is tiny, around 2ft to 3ft, and when it does pop up a bit, like 5ft on Sunday the 23rd afternoon, the period is short (7-8 seconds) and the wind is fresh. There's a few days with a bit of long-period swell, like 18 seconds on Monday the 24th, but the energy is still low (276) and the wind is cross-on, so it's just rippled and messy. Honestly, with that wind and small, weak swell, it looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.
We finally get a tiny glimmer on Monday the 31st of August. The morning sees some clouds, light winds from the WNW at 6 mph, and a 3ft swell from the WNW with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to 552 (moderate). It's still only marginal, but it's the best we've seen in nearly two weeks. The wave direction is close to the optimum W swell direction, and the light wind might just clean it up a fraction. Then on the 1st of September, Tuesday, we have another marginal look with a 3ft to 4ft swell from the WNW and NW, and light winds. The afternoon of the 2nd of September sees a brief clean moment with a cross-offshore wind from the SSE, but the swell is short-period (7 seconds) and small at 4ft.
Overall, it's a bleak run. The consistent onshore flow is the main problem. If you're desperate, the mornings of the 31st of August and the 1st of September are your best chance for a grovel on a longboard, but don't expect much.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 163 | 224 | 270 | 260 | 198 | 164 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 96 | 128 | 254 | 140 | 155 | 209 | 143 | 138 | 171 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.85m | 7:14AM1.26m | 5:56PM1.79m | 8:54AM1.29m | 7:00PM1.76m | 10:05AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.77m | 10:49AM1.42m | 9:08PM1.82m | 11:22AM1.48m | 9:59PM1.89m | 11:50AM1.55m | 10:43PM1.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.83m | 00:36AM0.31m | 11:36AM0.99m | 1:48AM0.30m | 12:51PM1.09m | 2:56AM0.24m | 2:16PM1.11m | 3:52AM0.16m | 3:25PM1.05m | 4:38AM0.07m | 4:16PM0.96m | 5:16AM-0.00m | 4:59PM0.85m | ||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | NW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 187 | 163 | 224 | 270 | 260 | 198 | 115 | 104 | 75 | 34 | 45 | 73 | 58 | 177 | 140 | 105 | 209 | 79 | 63 | 171 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 159 | 122 | 220 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 164 | 45 | 33 | 48 | 61 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 80 | 155 | 51 | 143 | 138 | 113 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | W 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 85 | 26 | 12 | 55 | 15 | 28 | 91 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 96 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 8 | 41 | 85 | 44 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNE 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 64 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 1 | 128 | 254 | — | — | 112 | — | — | 53 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 269 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 269 | 11 | 407 | 268 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 132 | 74 | 59 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Little Joes/Between the Jetties surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Little Joes/Between the Jetties Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Little Joes/Between the Jetties provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Little Joes/Between the Jetties can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Little Joes/Between the Jetties surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Little Joes/Between the Jetties) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Little Joes/Between the Jetties may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Little Joes/Between the Jetties is 91 km (57 miles) from Grants Pass. If you plan a vacation in South Oregon, look for hotels and other accommodation in Grants Pass. Grants Pass has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest