The South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, let’s call it like it is. The South Jetty has got nothing going for it over the next 16 days. Every single session is a dud – poor conditions, tiny waves, and mostly chopped up or flat.

First up, Monday the 7th: you’ve got a 2ft east swell, period around 10 seconds, with a north cross-off breeze in the morning making it look clean. But the energy is weak at 49. Water temp is a wild 77°, a full 6° warmer than normal – that’s crazy warm for a jetty spot. Afternoon goes to trash with a cross-on wind. Tuesday the 8th flatlines to 0.7ft.

Wednesday the 9th gets a 35 km/h wind from the SSW in the afternoon, pushing up a 3ft south swell, but it’s short-period (5 seconds) and lumpy. Energy is still weak at 54. That’s more of a kite day than a surf day.

Thursday the 10th comes closest to something: morning has 3ft from the SSW, clean offshore wind, but a short 6-second period. Energy hits 92 – moderate but weak. Afternoon bumps to 4ft, energy at 192 (moderate), still with clean cross-off wind. That’s the best you’ll see, but it’s not a proper wave.

From Friday the 11th onward, it’s tiny. You get a few clean moments – like the 16th with 1.0ft offshore wind, or the 17th with 0.7ft clean cross-off – but it’s all useless. The 18th has a long 12-second period on a 1.0ft south-east swell, but it’s too small to do anything at a beach/jetty. The 19th gets a fresh 30-35 km/h cross-shore wind and 3ft swell, but it’s lumpy and poor.

The last few days, 20th to 22nd, are all tiny, cross-onshore, and choppy. No hope.

The bottom line: The South Jetty is flat and poor the whole way through. There’s a real gap in surf here – the whole 16 days. If you’re dying to get wet, Thursday the 10th afternoon with 4ft and clean wind is your only shot, but it’s a long way from good. Stick to checking the forecast again later.

Rusty.

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