The Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 143.04° E

The Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

The Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Jetty today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 5AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

Table - waves today at The Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2837
3056
3099
2033
1823
1721
1405
1972
1723
1697
1269
633
530
422
743
850
1110
1672
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:39AM0.45m
2:16PM0.94m
1:55AM0.44m
2:09PM0.94m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.36m
5:03AM0.45m
11:21PM0.42m
6:12AM0.36m
9:13PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
10
11
10
9
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