New Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the local stretch. Let's get straight into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for New Jetty. The water is absolutely cookin' at 72°, a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year, which is pretty wild, but that's about the only exciting thing here. The swell is small, the wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the scores tell the story of a lot of marginal to poor conditions.

We kick things off on Friday, July 24th. The morning offers the best of a pretty average bunch. We've got a 2ft swell from the SSW with a very long 24-second period, giving us moderate wave energy (567). The wind is a light cross-shore from the SSE at 9 mph, which will keep things from being a total mess. It's a beach and jetty setup, so that long-period groundswell might be a bit too straight for the bank, but for a small wave, you could find a few. The afternoon turns into a poor 1ft with onshore wind. Don't bother.

Saturday, July 25th, and Sunday, July 26th, are more of the same. Waist-high stuff (2ft to 3ft) with light cross-onshore winds. The period drops from 21 to 19 seconds, still long, but the energy is moderate (521 to 535). It's rideable, but it's not going to be a session you'll remember. The waves are small and the wind is just off enough to mess with the face.

Monday, July 27th, is probably the best of this first week, if you can call it that. The morning has a 3ft SSW swell with an 18-second period, and the energy picks up to a solid moderate (604). The wind is a light cross-shore from the SSW at 6 mph. For a brief moment, things might line up for a fun little wave. It's still small, but that's the pick of the litter. The afternoon is a write-off with onshore wind.

From Tuesday, July 28th, through to Thursday, July 30th, the swell drops back into the 2ft to 3ft range, but the period is shrinking from 17 seconds down to 15 seconds. The energy fades from 576 down to 199. The winds are mostly light cross-onshore or onshore. It's a pretty flat, choppy stretch.

We get a little bump into Friday, July 31st, and Saturday, August 1st. The swell pushes up to 4ft to 4ft from the S, with a period of 13 to 14 seconds. Energy is strong (653 to 627) for our area. But the wind is onshore, blowing from the WSW or SW at 6 to 9 mph. This is where I'd say for a beach and jetty, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The waves will be lumpy and blown out.

After that, it's a long, slow decline. From Sunday, August 2nd, right through to Saturday, August 8th, the swell is almost non-existent, mostly 1ft to 2ft. The energy drops from 272 down to a weak 78 by the end. The wind is stubbornly onshore or cross-onshore. There's a small spike in period to 19 seconds on the 8th, but with a 1ft swell, it's just a ripple. This is a blank run of about a week with nothing worth paddling out for.

So, the only real standout in this whole 16-day outlook is the morning of Monday, July 27th. It's not a classic, but it's the only window where the conditions briefly align for a small, clean wave at New Jetty. Don't hold your breath for the rest.

Stay safe, and keep an eye on the charts. This one's a test of patience.

Rusty.

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