Surf Forecasts:
New Jetty/South Jetty surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with 270 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for New Jetty/South Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for New Jetty/South Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at New Jetty/South Jetty in the next 16 days are 0.7m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for New Jetty/South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gutless is the word for it. The whole 16-day window is one long stretch of ankle-biters and close-outs. There’s nothing here that’s going to get anyone out of bed early. The swell just doesn’t have any push, and while the winds are mostly light, the wave quality is consistently poor. The water temp at New Jetty/South Jetty is sitting at 71° – that’s a solid 8° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a real oddity. You won’t need much more than a springsuit, that’s for sure.
The first few days, from Sunday the 9th through Thursday the 13th, are a total write-off. We’re looking at ankle-snapping 0.7ft to 1ft slop, with swell energy in the weak range (89 to 124). There are some long-period pulses sneaking in – 19 seconds on Tuesday morning, 18 seconds on Tuesday arvo – but with that little size, it’s just a crumble. Don’t even bother.
The following week, from Friday the 14th through to around Thursday the 20th, is more of the same. The swell bumps up to a mighty 2ft to 2ft at times, and the energy picks up a bit (140 to 263), but it’s still fundamentally poor surf. The wind is mostly light, a bit of cross-on at times, but the waves are just weak and messy. It’s a lot of effort for nothing.
The last few days, Friday the 21st through Monday the 24th, see the swell direction swing around to the west with a shorter period of 9 seconds. That’s a sign of local windswell, not groundswell. The size stays tiny at 1ft to 3ft. Still nothing worth paddling out for.
The only thing close to a standout is the period around Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th, where the swell energy gets into the moderate range (242 to 263) and there’s a bit more size, but it’s still just 2ft to 2ft of poor-quality, cross-onshore chop. It’s not a wave, it’s a bump. For a beginner looking to get wet, maybe, but for anyone else, it’s a hard pass.
Honestly, this is a blank run. The jetty is fairly consistent, so it tends not to stay this bad for long, and forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing on the horizon. Keep the board in the car, but don’t hold your breath.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 58 | 35 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 124 | 270 | 173 | 226 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.11m | 7:19PM1.99m | 9:24AM1.22m | 8:12PM2.08m | 9:56AM1.31m | 9:01PM2.12m | 10:29AM1.40m | 9:46PM2.08m | 11:01AM1.48m | 10:31PM1.95m | 11:34AM1.54m | 11:14PM1.76m | 12:07PM1.57m | 11:59PM1.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.80m | 2:54AM-0.34m | 2:05PM0.69m | 3:34AM-0.41m | 2:56PM0.56m | 4:12AM-0.40m | 3:45PM0.46m | 4:47AM-0.33m | 4:32PM0.38m | 5:21AM-0.20m | 5:20PM0.35m | 5:52AM-0.02m | 6:10PM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 58 | 33 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 82 | 270 | 173 | 226 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | W 11 | S 12 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 124 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | W 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | W 6 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | W 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 23 | 0 | 258 | 56 | 0 | 94 | 23 | 16 | 94 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 22 | 0 | 258 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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