New Jetty/South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for New Jetty/South Jetty over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s a rough one for us paddle surfers. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, and honestly, there’s not a single moment in the whole 16-day window where I’d get properly excited about taking a board out. The first ten days are basically a write-off. We get a tiny, weak swell on Tuesday afternoon, August 25th, coming in at just 1 ft from the SW with a long 16-second period, but the wind is cross-onshore and it’s messy. The combined swell energy is only 135, so it’s weak as anything. The water is sitting at 71°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, a real tropical feel, but it’s not helping the waves. We slog through day after day of poor surf conditions with only marginal glimpses. The only glimmer of something slightly less terrible is on Thursday afternoon, August 27th. We get a tiny 2 ft swell from the S, 12-second period, but the wind goes glassy. It’s still just surfable waves in very ordinary conditions, with a combined energy of 222. Still, it’s not a standout for a good session, just the least bad option in a flat spell. After that, it’s more of the same blank run right through until the end of August and the first week of September. All these swells are small, most under 3 ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the surface choppy and uninviting. For the beginner-friendly, fairly consistent setup here, this is a real bummer. A spot this exposed to a WSW optimum direction just isn’t getting the love from the SW and SSW swells on offer, especially with the wind blowing straight from the wrong angles. There’s a slight uptick in combined energy around Wednesday, September 9th, with the swell jumping to 3 ft from the S at 16 seconds, and the energy hitting 738 – that’s a moderate pulse. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the W at 12 mph, making it choppy and ugly. It’s still rated as poor surf conditions. With that kind of wind and small, messy waves at a beach setup, honestly, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for a paddle surfer. Save your energy, folks. This run is just one of those quiet spells for the area. Forecasts can change, but for now, there’s nothing to chase. Rusty.

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