Surf Forecasts:
Surfside Jetty surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,231 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Surfside Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for Surfside Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Surfside Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 14s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surfside Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch ahead for Surfside Jetty. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s a real blip of something special on the horizon. The water is a wild 73° right now, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly, feels like summer hung around.
We’re kicking off on Friday the 4th with a bit of a nothing-burger. A 3ft SSW swell (17 seconds) is doing its thing, but with a cross-on breeze, it’s just messy. Not worth paddling out.
The real story here is Sunday the 6th. That morning we’ve got a solid 6ft S swell rolling in with a 14-second period, and the wind is due to be a light, cross-off breeze. That’s the combo you want. The energy is strong – you can feel it in the water (1194). The conditions are set to be clean, and that’s your standout window. After that, it’s a downhill slide. The wind turns onshore and the swell fades fast.
By Monday the 7th, it’s already cross-on and dropping. The rest of the first week and into the second is a write-off. We get a few days in the back half of the second week – around the 18th and 19th – with some long-period SW groundswell (18 to 20 seconds), but the wave heights are tiny, around 2ft. The energy is there (over 300), but it’s small and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, so it’s a marginal call at best. The wind is light on the 19th afternoon, turning cross-shore, which might give you a clean little ripple, but it’s a gamble.
Honestly, for the whole 16-day run, your best bet is that Sunday morning, the 6th of September. Don’t sleep on it. After that, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 427 | 397 | 382 | 314 | 782 | 1099 | 1052 | 736 | 1162 | 1122 | 1013 | 629 | 643 | 526 | 270 | 336 | 235 | 295 | 264 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM2.01m | 7:16AM1.39m | 4:50PM2.06m | 7:46AM1.52m | 6:05PM2.17m | 8:14AM1.65m | 7:04PM2.26m | 8:42AM1.77m | 7:56PM2.31m | 9:11AM1.89m | 8:42PM2.30m | 9:39AM1.99m | 9:26PM2.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.45m | 10:05AM1.33m | 00:44AM0.29m | 11:53AM1.25m | 1:32AM0.17m | 12:59PM1.09m | 2:12AM0.11m | 1:52PM0.92m | 2:48AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.76m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:23PM0.62m | 3:52AM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 360 | 427 | 458 | 617 | 733 | 782 | 1099 | 1052 | 736 | 1162 | 1122 | 1013 | 629 | 643 | 526 | 270 | 336 | 182 | 295 | 264 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 151 | 140 | 397 | 382 | 314 | 362 | 33 | 3 | 403 | 14 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 93 | 91 | 181 | 235 | 86 | 70 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 15 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 18 | S 22 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 113 | 61 | 48 | 67 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 49 | 9 | 73 | 56 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | — | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | 55 | 47 | 39 | 13 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 94 | 1 | 34 | 94 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 94 | 94 | 30 | 94 | 71 | 1 | 94 | 71 | 1 | 124 | 141 | 46 |
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