The Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at The Jetty.

I’m not gonna lie, the next couple of weeks are a grind. The wave energy is just flat out missing, and the swell direction is all wrong for this place. We’re looking at a long stretch of knee-to-waist high slop from the SSE and SE. The combined energy is mostly weak, hitting a best of 78 on one morning but dropping into the teens and twenties for days. It’s barely a bump.

We start on Wednesday the 29th of July. That Wednesday morning is the best of a bad lot. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the SSE, but with only a 6-second period, there’s no punch. The wind is offshore from the NW, so it’ll be clean looking – that’s the only plus. Wednesday afternoon the wind shifts to the WNW and strengthens, and the swell fades fast, so give it a miss.

From Thursday the 30th right through to the 10th of August, it’s a wasteland. Swell heights are mostly around 1ft to 2ft, with one 3ft spike. The winds are all over the place – onshore, cross-onshore, cross-shore – making it choppy. There are a few clean windows from the west and northwest winds on the 4th and 5th, but the swell is so small it’s barely curling. You’ll be floating more than surfing.

The only other day that shows a hint of life is Monday the 10th of August. The swell swings more easterly, with a 4ft peak in the afternoon from the ENE. The problem? The period is a terrible 4 to 5 seconds, so it’s just windswell junk, and the wind is howling onshore from the SSW, making it a mess. The combined energy is still weak, reaching 76 in the afternoon. Honestly, that looks more like a kiteboarding window than a surf session.

The very end of the forecast, around the 11th and 13th of August, gives us a tiny glimmer with clean conditions and offshore or light winds from the WNW and north, with an east swell. But again, the wave height is piddly at 2ft to 3ft with short periods. The 11th of August afternoon is described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – and that nails the whole forecast.

So here’s the deal: for the next 16 days, you’re in a major dry spell. There’s no stand-out session, no window worth chasing. The water temp is average for the time of year. The Jetty is a sandbar spot that’s good for beginners, but right now there’s nothing for anyone. Sometimes these dead runs happen in this area, and you just gotta wait for the next weather system.

Leave the wax in the wrapper for now.

Rusty.

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