Surf Forecasts:
New Jetty/South Jetty surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s is also forecast. 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 0.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for New Jetty/South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Alright mate, let’s have a yarn about the surf ahead at New Jetty/South Jetty. Honestly, it’s a bit of a tough stretch we’re looking at here for the next sixteen days. The water is strangely warm – a massive 4° warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting around 71°F. It’s weird, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the waves are any good.
The outlook starts on Sunday the 16th of August. We’re looking at tiny 2 ft swell from the SSW, with a proper long-period groundswell of 16 seconds, but man, the wind is all over it. Onshore from the SW at 6 mph in the morning, swinging to a cross-onshore WSW at 9 mph in the arvo. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate (173 in the morning, 167 in the arvo). It’s poor surf, plain and simple.
Monday, the 17th, through to Monday the 31st of August, it’s more of the same grim story. The swell sticks mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft from the SSW or SW, with periods ranging from a zippy 9 seconds up to a very long 18 seconds. The swell energy is weak to moderate (mostly between 57 and 292), but here’s the kicker – every single session is marked as “poor surf conditions.” The wind is predominantly cross-onshore or onshore from the WSW, with the odd gentler day, but it’s just never clean.
There’s a little spike in size on Thursday the 27th of August, with a 4 ft swell from the WNW on the morning, and 4 ft from the west in the afternoon. But the period is a super short, choppy 6 seconds, which is rubbish for shape. The swell energy gets up to a moderate 228 in the morning, but the cross-onshore wind messes it up again.
Honestly mate, there isn’t one standout session in the whole sixteen days. It’s a flat, messy, windswept run. With the swell being this small and the wind never playing nice, this beach-break setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For a beginner-friendly spot like this, it’s a bummer, but the consistency here means it tends not to stay this poor forever. Let’s hope the forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 |
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 kJ | 144 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 116 | 146 | 104 | 81 | 130 | 138 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 35 | 58 | 34 | 60 | 44 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.27m | 1:16PM1.54m | 1:50AM1.03m | 1:56PM1.49m | 3:37AM0.86m | 2:48PM1.44m | 4:04PM1.41m | 8:55AM1.01m | 5:27PM1.44m | 8:52AM1.08m | 6:31PM1.52m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.38m | 6:48AM0.41m | 8:09PM0.42m | 7:11AM0.61m | 9:34PM0.44m | 7:26AM0.79m | 11:19PM0.40m | 00:43AM0.29m | 10:39AM1.03m | 1:36AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.99m | 2:15AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | 144 | 21 | 22 | 120 | 45 | 38 | 46 | 25 | 44 | 138 | 14 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 11 | 58 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 7 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 140 | 140 | 7 | 116 | 146 | 104 | 81 | 130 | 27 | 85 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 44 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 50 | — | 13 | 74 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 56 | 23 | 3 | 94 | 23 | 0 | 94 | 22 | 0 | 56 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
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