The Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 143.04° E

The Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
0
7
7
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
3
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.9
W
9
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
W
10
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
562
514
506
1264
1335
1729
1595
3277
1650
1654
4415
4168
3135
3158
5640
6427
6743
8077
8077
6034
5611
5780
6143
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:18AM1.00m
3:15PM1.05m
4:51AM0.97m
3:18PM1.04m
5:26AM0.91m
3:16PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.53m
10:01PM0.19m
9:52AM0.61m
10:21PM0.21m
9:57AM0.68m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
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5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
7
9
9
7
6
5
4
6
6
7
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
8
7
9
9
10
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