The Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for The Jetty. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you—this stretch of the next 16 days is looking grim. There’s nothing here that gets me excited. The Jetty is a sandbar setup, beginner-friendly, and fairly consistent, so it usually picks up a bit of energy, but this run is a proper flat spell with a side of messy wind.

We kick off on Thursday, the 10th of September, and it’s a write-off right away. You’ve got a 5ft swell from the SSW with a short, weak period of just 6 seconds and weak energy (228). Combine that with a moderate cross-offshore breeze, and the surf is poor. It drops off into nothing after that. Thursday afternoon barely squeaks out 3ft, and then we slide into a long dry patch. From Friday the 11th all the way through the 15th, we’re talking swell heights under 3ft—mostly 1ft to 2ft—with short periods and almost no energy. The wind is a mix of cross-off and onshore light breezes, but there’s just no wave to ride. It’s a gap of five straight days with zero worth paddling for.

Finally, on Sunday morning, the 13th, there’s a tiny blip. The swell bumps to 3ft from the SSE, with moderate energy (114), but the period is a weak 5 seconds. The wind is a gentle cross-off, so conditions are clean, but the wave quality is just ordinary. Not enough push to do much. It fades again immediately.

The second week doesn’t get any better. We see a bit of a spike around the 22nd and 23rd of September—Tuesday and Wednesday. The swell jumps to 5ft to 5ft from the E and ESE, with moderate energy (279, 542) and periods around 7 to 8 seconds. Sounds promising, right? But the wind is a moderate to fresh cross-onshore, making conditions choppy and lumpy. The rating is a zero across the board. This is the kind of setup that looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing—strong onshore wind, messy waves. It’s not for us.

Beyond that, the last few days are small and blown out again, with strong breezes and messy cross-chop.

So what’s the best on offer? Honestly, if you’re desperate, the early Sunday morning on the 13th is the cleanest window, but it’s barely surfable. The bigger pulses late in the second week are a letdown because of the wind. This is one of those times where you might wanna wax the board and just stare at it—wait for the forecasts to change. It tends not to stay this poor forever.

Until next time, stay salty.

Rusty

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