The Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here, checking in with the outlook for The Jetty. Look, I won't sugarcoat it—this 16-day stretch is a tough one. It’s a long, frustrating wait for anything worthwhile, and even then, it’s not a classic. Let’s get into it.

The Jetty is a sandbar setup that’s fairly consistent, but we’ve got a run of poor surf conditions that stretches from now all the way through to the middle of next week. From Friday the 11th to Thursday the 17th of September, it's a write-off. Tiny, weak swell with periods of onshore and cross-onshore winds. The combined wave energy is low, barely cracking triple digits—just sad numbers like 38 and 27 ft-lbs. There’s nothing for a surfer here.

Finally, we get a tiny glimmer on Saturday the 19th of September. The morning session shows a 3ft easterly swell with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind swings offshore from the NNW. It’s light, it’s clean. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 146, which is the best we’ll see. The water temperature is about average for this time of year. But don’t get too excited—the wave comment says it’s only “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” scoring a 1 out of 10. It’s a salvageable morning for a patient beginner on a longboard, but it’s hardly a highlight.

From there, we go back into a messy, wind-affected pattern. Sunday the 20th sees strong breezes and light rain, with the swell dropping back to below 2ft. Not worth paddling out. The following week, from the 21st to the 26th, the wind just howls from the NE and ENE, with speeds regularly hitting 22 to 28 mph. The swell tries to build a little, with a 5ft easterly on the morning of Tuesday the 22nd, and the combined energy hits a strong 408, but with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, it’s just lumpy, messy chop. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

The very tail end of the forecast, on Saturday the 26th of September, shows a 3ft swell from the SE with a 11-second period and a clean cross-off wind from the WNW. The combined energy is a moderate 227. It’s the best-looking day in the second week, but it’s still small and far out—a promising but uncertain call. Given the long run of poor quality, this is the only other window worth noting, but don't plan your week around it.

So, the standout here is the morning of Saturday the 19th of September for its clean, offshore wind, but keep expectations low. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both.

Rusty.

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