Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 143.04° E

The Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1670
1504
1504
1295
1222
1204
1061
1152
923
949
871
816
1005
975
1127
2621
2401
3919
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:10AM0.90m
3:08PM0.87m
5:13AM0.81m
3:02PM0.83m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.18m
10:28AM0.66m
10:24PM0.25m
10:28AM0.67m
10:29PM0.33m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
21
21
21
22
24
27
20
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
18
15
17
Feels °C
22
19
19
17
18
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23
18
15
14
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13
13
15
16
17
14
16
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