The Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.64° S 143.04° E

The Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 4AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
7
8
8
7
7
6
3
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9053
8400
6816
6627
4595
4464
4529
5399
5152
4376
3484
2944
2763
2261
1892
1643
1697
1751
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:11AM0.82m
3:10PM0.99m
7:52AM0.72m
2:56PM0.97m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.24m
9:48AM0.72m
10:59PM0.28m
9:01AM0.72m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
7
7
9
13
14
12
12
14
14
12
13
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
4
4
6
10
11
11
9
11
11
9
10
12
14
12
10
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