Surf Forecasts:
South Jetty and Dog Beach surf forecast from 21 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SW swell with 781 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for South Jetty and Dog Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at South Jetty and Dog Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Jetty and Dog Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 398 | 281 | 171 | 254 | 208 | 262 | 345 | 319 | 719 | 386 | 573 | 465 | 429 | 297 | 248 | 594 | 444 | 424 | 381 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.46m | 3:59AM1.08m | 5:02PM1.55m | 5:35AM0.97m | 5:45PM1.62m | 7:05AM0.95m | 6:24PM1.68m | 8:14AM0.98m | 7:01PM1.73m | 9:04AM1.03m | 7:37PM1.78m | 9:42AM1.06m | 8:11PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.18m | 10:55PM0.56m | 10:22AM0.35m | 00:18AM0.40m | 11:10AM0.51m | 1:20AM0.23m | 11:59AM0.63m | 2:09AM0.08m | 12:45PM0.71m | 2:48AM-0.03m | 1:29PM0.75m | 3:23AM-0.11m | 2:09PM0.77m | 3:55AM-0.16m | |||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 393 | 398 | 281 | 171 | 168 | 140 | 262 | 345 | 251 | 719 | 386 | 573 | 465 | 429 | 297 | 248 | 594 | 444 | 82 | 108 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 11 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 201 | 197 | 137 | 254 | 208 | 251 | 206 | 319 | 2 | 108 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 184 | 181 | 2 | 44 | 424 | 381 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | S 13 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | SW 21 | NW 12 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | W 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 59 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 13 | — | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 11 |
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