Surf Forecasts:
The Jetty surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 75 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for The Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Jetty in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we’ve got coming up at The Jetty. I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day run is a tough one for paddle surfers. For the first ten days or so, it’s pretty much a write-off. We’ve got waves, sure, but they’re small, weak, and the conditions just aren’t lining up for a good session.
We start with Wednesday the 2nd of September. There’s a little southeast swell pushing in at about 2ft, with a moderate energy reading (107). The problem is the wind. It’s blowing hard from the east-northeast at 16 mph, putting a nasty chop on the surface. It’s just not worth getting wet. That theme carries on through the rest of the first week and into the second – tiny waves, periods under 10 seconds, and winds that are either cross or onshore. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th do see a brief window of cleaner conditions with light offshore or cross-off breezes, but the swell is tiny at 1ft to 2ft and the energy is pitiful (28 to 55). Not enough to get you out of your wetsuit.
Now, the one bright spot in this whole forecast, and I mean the only one, is Saturday the 12th of September. The morning is looking glassy with next to no wind – a light breeze from the northeast at just 3 mph. The swell lifts a little to 3ft from the east-northeast. The period is short (5 seconds), so it’ll be a bit lumpy and fat, but the glassy surface will make it rideable. The energy is still low (61), so don’t expect much push, but for a beginner-friendly sandbar, it’s the cleanest we’re going to see. The surf is described as “surfable but very ordinary,” and that’s about the size of it. It’s the only session you’d even bother looking at.
After that, it’s back to small, messy junk. Sunday the 13th has a touch more size at 3ft from the east, but the onshore wind messes it up. The middle and end of the second week from the 14th onward sees the swell drop right off to 0.7ft, with a long period (13 seconds) groundswell on the 17th of September, but it’s just too small to do anything with.
Honestly, gents, this is a quiet spell. For kite surfers, the strong cross-shore winds on the 2nd and the 14th might offer more fun than a surfboard will. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. Keep your eye on that Saturday the 12th – it’s your best, and probably only, bet.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 75 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 37 | 53 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 53 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:42AM1.12m | 1:12PM1.41m | 1:42AM1.06m | 2:15PM1.40m | 2:53AM1.01m | 3:30PM1.40m | 4:16AM1.03m | 4:47PM1.43m | 5:26AM1.10m | 5:50PM1.48m | 6:23AM1.20m | 6:44PM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.24m | 6:34AM0.18m | 7:42PM0.28m | 7:33AM0.22m | 8:52PM0.30m | 8:38AM0.24m | 10:07PM0.28m | 9:53AM0.23m | 11:14PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.12m | 12:06PM0.10m | 1:02AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 63 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 47 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 794 | 109 | 53 | 38 | 143 | 143 | 38 | 263 | 560 | 1317 | 151 | 65 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 488 | 253 | 42 | 88 | 31 |
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