Surf Forecasts:
The South Jetty surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSE swell with 148 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The South Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The South Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what's coming.
To be honest, the surf outlook is pretty flat. The only break on the map is The South Jetty, and for the whole 16-day run, the waves are tiny and the wind is mostly junk. There’s a long stretch where you won’t want to bother.
The first bit of anything worthwhile is on Wednesday morning, July 29th. The South Jetty is a beach and jetty spot, open to the SE, and we get a small 3ft swell from the SSE with a period of 7 seconds. The energy is weak at 83, so it’s not a powerful wave. But the wind is a clean offshore out of the NW at 15 km/h, which will keep the surface smooth and clean. It’s not going to be pumping, but you’ll find some clean little waves to ride. Water temps are around 76°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.
After that, it’s a long, flat stretch. The swell drops to 1 to 2ft through the end of July and into the first week of August, with onshore or cross-onshore winds messing up any hope of quality. The combined energy stays in the weak range, mostly in the 20s and 30s. This bad spell holds steady with almost no change right through to August 10th.
On Monday morning, August 10th, there’s another little window. It’s a tiny 1ft SSE swell, still weak at 51 energy, but the wind goes glassy – 0 km/h – from the NE. That means the ocean will be flat and still. The period is 9 seconds, a bit longer, so you might get a little bit of shape, but it’s nothing to get excited about. This is not a standout.
The rest of the run, up to August 12th, is more of the same: tiny swells, poor energy, and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The water temp anomaly is only given for the first day, so after that, we can’t say if it’s warm or cold.
Straight up, there’s no true standout here. The best shot is the morning of Wednesday, July 29th, but even that is small and weak. For the rest of it, you might as well stay on land. This kind of long, quiet stretch is pretty normal for this place when the conditions just don’t come together.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 97 | 78 | 62 | 33 | 44 | 23 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 56 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.40m | 8:49AM1.05m | 9:02PM1.41m | 9:27AM1.10m | 9:38PM1.41m | 10:03AM1.13m | 10:12PM1.39m | 10:38AM1.16m | 10:46PM1.34m | 11:15AM1.20m | 11:24PM1.29m | 11:56AM1.24m | 00:08AM1.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.18m | 3:15AM0.11m | 3:01PM0.17m | 3:46AM0.09m | 3:38PM0.17m | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:16PM0.19m | 4:52AM0.09m | 5:00PM0.21m | 5:30AM0.10m | 5:52PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 78 | 62 | 33 | 44 | 23 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 56 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | N 4 | WSW 3 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 97 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1561 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 252 | 36 | 252 | 284 | 286 | 941 | 1206 | 308 | 64 | 66 | 1 |
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