North Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at North Jetty.

Look, I gotta be straight with you: we’re in for a flat spell. This outlook for North Jetty is pretty much a write-off for the next two weeks. The swell is tiny for days on end, and when there’s a little bump of energy, the wind is usually in the wrong place. We’ve got a run of poor surf conditions starting now, Wednesday 26th August, with nothing worth paddling out for. It’ll be like this right through the rest of August and into the first week of September – a proper drought of waves. The water temp is sitting at 82.4°F, which is just about average for this time of year, nothin’ to write home about.

You’ll see a few glassy windows, like on Wednesday morning the 2nd of September, with a little 1.3 ft swell from the ESE, but the period is a very short 12 seconds, so it’s weak and gutless – the combined energy is only a meager 78. That’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. The morning of the 3rd of September has a slightly better 2.6 ft from the ESE with a cleaner cross-off breeze, and the energy ticks up to 109 (moderate), but it’s still just knee-high slop. Nothing to get excited about.

Honestly, the best of a bad bunch looks like Tuesday afternoon the 8th of September. You get a 2.3 ft swell from the east, with a glassy 9 mph offshore wind from the SSW. That’s clean. The energy is 108, so it’s got a tiny bit of push, but we’re still talking waist-high at best. For a beach/pier setup like North Jetty, that long 9-second period is okay, but it’s no stand-out. The crowds are often here, so even on this tiny day, you might have company.

There’s a long gap with no real recommendation. Don’t hold your breath. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that Tuesday the 8th is your one and only shot, but keep the expectations on the floor. The rest is a bust.

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