The Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 143.04° E

The Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 3AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2218
2037
1913
2125
1858
2629
3062
3371
3287
2960
2550
2111
1835
1667
1598
1531
1460
1225
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:33AM0.87m
2:43PM1.05m
3:10AM0.95m
2:56PM1.06m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.30m
8:21AM0.26m
8:58PM0.23m
8:50AM0.34m
9:18PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
12
14
13
10
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