The Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be real: the next couple of weeks are pretty flat around here. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special, but there are a few windows where you can get wet if you’re not too fussy.

The overall pattern is small, weak swell – mostly under 2 feet – and winds that are all over the shop. The first real chance to paddle out is this Friday morning, 28 August. The Jetty’s showing a tiny 2 ft SE swell, period a short 8 seconds, so it’s weak and gutless – combined energy is only 65 (weak). The wind is glassy, 3 mph from the ESE, making it clean but the waves are barely surfable. It’s a beginner-friendly sandbar that’s fairly consistent, and with crowds described as “sometimes,” you might have a few others out, but nothing hectic. Water temp is about average for this time of year.

That Friday afternoon stays the same story – 2 ft, glassy, still just ordinary.

Then we hit a dead run. From Saturday 29 August right through to Saturday 5 September, the surf is poor. Days of onshore, cross, and choppy wind, with swell heights dropping to 1 ft or 1 ft and combined energy falling to single digits or low teens. There’s nothing worth paddling for. It’s a proper gap of over a week with no recommendations. If you’re desperate, the conditions look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer during that stretch.

Sunday 6 September brings a small change. The swell bumps up to 2 ft but shifts to the east, with a longer period of 11 seconds – that’s a bit more energy (89 combined, moderate). The wind is light and cross-off from the SW, so the waves are clean. Again, not a standout, but it’s the first “surfable” morning in a while. The Jetty stays consistent that afternoon, but the wind picks up a little.

Now, the one true standout in this whole 16-day window is Monday 7 September. The morning has 2 ft of east swell, period 11 seconds, and clean offshore wind from the NW at 16 mph. Combined energy is 96 (still moderate but the best we’ll see). That offshore flow will keep the sandbar clean and the waves fun-sized for a beginner board. If you’re keen, that Monday morning is the pick. The afternoon stays offshore and clean, but same tiny swell.

Tuesday 8 September still has light offshore wind and a small east swell, but the energy drops off. The rest of the second week shows a few more surfable moments – like Wednesday 9 September afternoon with a short-period S swell of 3 ft (period only 5 seconds, so weak and crumbly), and Thursday 10 September morning with 2 ft from the SSE – but nothing that’ll get your heart racing.

Overall, don’t expect much. The surf is small, weak, and mostly blown out. The only solid window is Monday 7 September for a clean, offshore session on tiny waves. After that, it fades again. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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