Surfside Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for Surfside Jetty. The 16-day window opens with a real dry spell, and honestly, there’s no standout session to get excited about. We’re looking at nearly a week of barely ridable slop, and for a spot that’s already marked as inconsistent and only for advanced surfers, this is one of those blank runs that’s pretty normal for the area. The swell energy is weak, the winds are mostly cross or onshore, and the quality just isn’t there.

Let’s start with the first few days. Monday 27 July through Wednesday 29 July – it’s basically a write-off. Swell sits around 3 ft to 3 ft from the SSW, but that’s a long-period groundswell (16 to 19 seconds), which at a beach setup like this tends to break too straight and messy. Combined energy is in the moderate range (615 to 688), but with cross-onshore winds at 6 to 9 mph, it’s choppy and poor. The wind state is labelled “light cross-onshore with small wind ripples” or “gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy” – not what you want. Zero scores across the board.

Thursday 30 July and Friday 31 July bring a bit more size – 5 ft to 5 ft from the S, with a shorter period around 13 to 14 seconds. Energy jumps up to 1034 to 1294, so there’s some grunt, but it’s still onshore wind from the SW or WSW at 6 to 9 mph. The surf is marginal, best left for the experts if anyone’s desperate, but it’s not clean. Saturday 1 August drops back to 4 ft, and by Sunday 2 August it’s down to 2 ft. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy falls off a cliff.

From Monday 3 August all the way through Tuesday 11 August, it’s grim. Swell height barely scrapes 1 ft to 3 ft, with periods that are long (14 to 20 seconds) but the energy is weak – most readings are under 300, some as low as 77. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. You’d be better off doing something else.

The only half-decent window is Thursday 30 July morning, where the swell hits 5 ft from the S with a 14-second period and a light breeze from the SW – that’s onshore, but light. The combined energy is 1034, which is solid moderate. But the wind is on, not offshore, and the break is inconsistent. It’s a slim pick for a crew that knows what they’re doing and doesn’t mind a challenge. The water temperature anomaly isn’t given here, so I’ll skip that.

Honestly, there’s no real standout. If you’re a kite surfer and the wind picks up, the chop might be fun, but for paddle surfing, this is a quiet period. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a long wait.

Rusty

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