Surf Forecasts:
The South Jetty surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSW swell with 187 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE 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 (Sep 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The South Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here. Time to face the music – we’ve got a lean 16-day stretch at The South Jetty. For the first nine days, it’s a total write-off. Poor surf conditions across the board, with wave heights barely scraping 3 feet. The combined swell energy is weak, from 16 to 91, so there’s just no grunt behind anything. Water temp is 76.5°, sitting about 4.3° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, which is weird, but doesn’t help the lack of waves.
Finally, on Thursday the 10th, we see a flicker of life in the afternoon. A 4-foot swell from the S, with a short 7-second period, pushes the combined energy to 135 – that’s moderate energy. A light, cross-offshore breeze cleans things up. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Best thing going in a long dry spell, but not something to write home about. After that, it’s right back to small, choppy slop for the rest of the run through the 16th. Knee-high junk and onshore wind rule the roost.
This is just one of those flat, frustrating runs for this break. It happens. Nothing to do but wait and hope the charts change.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 7 | 52 | 75 | 70 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:47PM1.20m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:42AM1.12m | 1:12PM1.41m | 1:42AM1.06m | 2:15PM1.40m | 2:53AM1.01m | 3:30PM1.40m | 4:16AM1.03m | 4:47PM1.43m | 5:26AM1.10m | 5:50PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.20m | 5:41AM0.14m | 6:38PM0.24m | 6:34AM0.18m | 7:42PM0.28m | 7:33AM0.22m | 8:52PM0.30m | 8:38AM0.24m | 10:07PM0.28m | 9:53AM0.23m | 11:14PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | 16 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 36 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 75 | 63 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | W 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 34 | 70 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1561 | 0 | 317 | 1561 | 11 | 56 | 3 | 110 | 36 | 145 | 484 | 494 | 560 | 561 | 1082 | 1452 | 438 | 1572 | 39 | 412 |
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