North Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, mate. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what North Jetty is offering up. It's a beach and pier setup, takes swell pretty well, and it's fairly consistent, so we're not totally high and dry. But I'll be honest with you—this isn't a classic stretch of surf. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The early days are a complete dud. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st have pretty much nothing—swell around 1ft, maybe 0.3ft to 0.5ft. The energy is weak, just in the low teens. Even with a light breeze, there's just no wave to ride. Saturday the 1st of August stays tiny, with glassy conditions in the morning but swell at only 1ft and a period of 5 seconds—nowhere near enough to get excited.

Into Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd, the swell ticks up a little to about 2ft to 3ft, and the energy creeps into the 40s and 80s. It's clean with cross-off winds, but the waves are still very ordinary. Not worth paddling out for unless you're really keen for a float. Tuesday the 4th through Thursday the 7th of August stays in that same poor-to-ordinary zone. Small swell, short period, and the wind keeps shifting, making the surface messy.

Now, things pick up on Saturday the 8th of August. The wave energy jumps to 163 (moderate) in the morning and 158 in the afternoon. The swell hits about 3ft from the ESE with a 10-second period—that's a proper groundswell. Good for shape, but this is a beach and pier break, so that long-period stuff can run a bit straight and won't be as good as it would be on a point or a reef. Wind is tricky though—cross-shore in the morning turning to a cross-onshore chop in the afternoon. It's worth a look early if you're chasing something with a bit of push, but it's not the highlight.

The absolute best moment in this whole 16-day window is Tuesday the 11th of August morning. We're looking at clean 3ft swell from the ENE with an 11-second period, and the combined energy is 176 (moderate). That's the strongest energy reading of the whole run. The wind is light offshore from the WSW—beautiful, glassy conditions. The swell direction lines up well with North Jetty's optimum from the NE, so it's set up right. Not huge, so it's good for intermediates and above.

Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of August keep that ENE swell going at 2ft to 2ft with 10-11 second periods, and the energy stays in the triple digits (96 to 137). The wind is light and mostly cross-off or glassy, so the mornings will be clean. The waves will be very ordinary but surfable. Friday the 14th of August drops right off again with tiny 1ft swell and weak energy.

So, bottom line: the first week is pretty much a wipeout with only small, weak surf. The second week has a few more options, but Tuesday the 11th of August morning is your standout—clean offshore winds, the best swell energy, and a decent period. That's the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty, out.

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