The Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for The Jetty. It’s a pretty quiet run for the next week and a half, so you’ll need to be patient.

Right off the bat, the first window of decent conditions is on Wednesday morning, July 29th. The swell is only 3 ft from the SE with a period of 7 seconds, but the wind is dead calm—glassy. That’s a major positive for a beginner-friendly sandbar like The Jetty. The water is 75° and that’s about 2° warmer than normal, so pretty average for this time of year. The combined energy is weak, around 96, but with no wind, it’s the cleanest it’ll be all week. The rest of the day on Wednesday afternoon stays glassy with a light easterly breeze, holding those 3 ft waves.

Thursday morning, the 30th, we get a bit of offshore wind from the NW, about 15 km/h, cleaning up the 2 ft SE swell. The energy is still low at 63, but it’s rideable and clean. That’s probably your best bet for a small, uncrowded morning session. The Jetty can get a few locals, but with these tiny waves, it won’t be packed.

After that, there’s a real lull. From Thursday afternoon all the way through to the early part of the second week, it’s mostly poor surf with cross-onshore winds and tiny, weak swell. The weekend of August 1st and 2nd is a write-off—chop and bump, nothing doing.

Things perk up a little on Monday morning, August 3rd. We’ve got a glassy morning with a 2 ft SSE swell, period of 7 seconds, and energy picking up to 83. The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary,” so it’s a small window of clean but weak waves. The afternoon turns choppy again.

Now, if you’re looking for the standout, you have to wait until Tuesday, August 11th. The morning kicks off with a messy 3 ft NE swell, but it’s the afternoon that brings the best energy of the whole forecast. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, and the combined energy hits 151—moderate wave energy. The wind is cross-onshore at 20 km/h, so it’s going to be a bit lumpy, but this is the biggest push of the entire 16 days. It’s not perfect, but it’s the only real power in the whole run. The Jetty is a sandbar, so the shorter period (7 seconds) is fine for that setup.

After that, the final days fade back to small, weak, and onshore. Wednesday the 12th drops to 2 ft and the energy falls off a cliff.

Overall, the only real standout here is Wednesday morning the 29th for the glassy conditions, or Tuesday afternoon of August 11th if you can handle the cross-onshore bump for the biggest swell. Everything else is a washout.

Rusty.

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