The Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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The Jetty Surf Guide

The Jetty in Far West Coast is an exposed point break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the northeast with some shelter here from north northwest winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south.The waves is a point break that peels left. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rocks and sharks.

The Jetty Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	inconsistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Jetty:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Jetty occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf The Jetty (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing The Jetty with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in April while 63% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

63%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore The Jetty Location Map

Interactive The Jetty surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Jetty is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 141 km (88 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Jetty is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 191 km (119 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Jetty Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:21 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	on

Tides at The Jetty

Current tide and informaton

For Port Campbell, Australia, 4 km from The Jetty.

Next High Water: 03:00pm | 1.16m

Next Low Water: 08:56pm | 0.58m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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The Jetty Sea Temperature

The The Jetty water temperature is rather cool (16.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.