North Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line.

Honestly, it’s a tough run ahead. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak. There’s almost nothing worth getting excited about. We’re looking at a long, flat spell with only tiny bits of swell and wonky winds. The first real chance of anything even remotely surfable doesn’t show up until Saturday the 8th, and even that’s a stretch. You’re looking at a solid few days of nothing before that.

Let’s start with the one spot we’ve got on the radar: North Jetty. This is a beach/pier setup exposed to the east-northeast, which is a problem because the swell we’re seeing is mostly coming from the ESE or SE – not its optimum direction at all. Water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.

There is a tiny window on Saturday morning, August 8th. The swell is a weak 3 ft from the ESE with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is only moderate at 116. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSE though, which could make it clean. The forecaster says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”, and I’d agree – it’s the best of a bad bunch, but that’s not saying much. Sunday morning the 9th has a similar setup, with a 3 ft ESE swell and light cross-off winds, but the energy is lower at 83. Both mornings could offer a few limp little peaks for a longboard or a foiler, but don’t expect any power. Afternoons get choppy with onshore or cross-shore breeze.

After that, it’s back to tiny, weak swell and mostly poor conditions through to the 20th. A few mornings (like the 11th, 12th, 16th) might have clean conditions with cross-off or offshore winds, but the swell is tiny – 2 ft with periods of 4 to 7 seconds, and energy levels barely breaking 30 or 40. It’s basically flat. By the 13th, the swell drops to a pathetic 0.7 ft. Later in the second week, around the 17th and 18th, the swell tries to nudge up a bit (3 ft to 3 ft, period 8-9 seconds), but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making for choppy, messy surf.

So, to sum it up: the only possible shout is a very early session on Saturday August 8th or Sunday August 9th at North Jetty, if you’re desperate for a paddle. It will be clean but weak. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off. This is one of those stretches where it’s better to change your fins or go for a fish.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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