The Jetty surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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The Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 6PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
1.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
22
1.2
WSW
20
1.7
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
1135
1171
1029
1160
755
1297
1169
1006
886
754
647
560
488
480
363
335
149
226
408
1203
1939
2988
3063
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:20PM0.88m
2:05AM0.73m
3:52PM0.82m
2:32PM0.80m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.46m
10:56PM0.70m
9:14AM0.56m
6:07AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
14
15
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
19
21
19
18
16
15
13
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
16
15
16
14
14
13
12
17
18
16
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
20
1.7
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
Energy kJ
429
1135
801
1021
653
581
1297
1169
1006
886
754
647
560
488
480
363
335
149
114
119
1203
1939
2988
3063
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
22
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
507
769
1171
1029
1160
755
40
25
9
9
9
13
6
8
6
9
6
131
117
408
476
553
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SE
6
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
548
35
54
42
40
62
39
5
25
14
14
13
31
79
104
226
226
23
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
9
16
21
18
59
74
54
9
15
50
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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