New Jetty/South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is a flat spell. There’s not a single session worth paddling out for from now through to the 17th of August. Every single forecast slot is marked as poor surf conditions, and the scores are all zeros. It’s a long gap of no-good options, so you might as well wax the board and leave it in the shed.

The only spot in the game is New Jetty/South Jetty. It’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent break that’s fairly exposed to the swell, with an optimum direction from the WSW. The water temp is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

But the swell? Mate, it’s tiny. Through the first week, we’re looking at 1ft to 2ft of mostly W or SW swell, with periods bouncing between 6 and 15 seconds. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 45 and 118 for most of those days. The wind is mostly light, but it’s cross-on or onshore, so the surface is chopped or rippled – not clean. Even the few days with offshore SW winds (like Sunday 2nd morning or Wednesday 5th morning) only have 1ft to 2ft of swell at long periods around 14-15 seconds, but the energy is still weak (52-68) and the wave quality is poor.

Into the second week (from 10th August onward), the swell stays stubbornly small – 0.7ft to 2ft – with a bit more SSW direction and longer periods up to 19 seconds, pushing the combined energy into the moderate range (103-206). But the wind is still light and mostly cross-on or onshore, and the surf remains poor. Even the biggest energy day on the 15th (Saturday morning) with 2ft SSW swell at 16 seconds and 193 energy is still a no-go because of the poor conditions.

So, the long and short of it: no standout, no best option, no surf. This is just one of those blank runs for the area. It won’t last forever, but for now, keep the board dry.

Rusty.

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