The Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 143.04° E

The Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 1PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
5
5
6
6
5
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3113
2785
2715
2368
2274
2243
2118
1823
1512
1127
1169
745
2102
2102
2258
5811
6378
5725
7136
9843
3832
3329
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
N
15
NW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:46AM0.92m
3:23PM1.08m
6:59AM0.85m
3:24PM1.07m
3:17PM1.04m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.73m
11:01PM0.18m
10:00AM0.79m
11:35PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
3
5
1
1
1
3
8
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
15
13
13
12
13
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
8
9
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
10
8
8
6
8
5
4
4
6
7
8
9
9
9
4
6
8
7
6
5
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