The South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s see what’s on the menu for The South Jetty. Gotta be honest – this 16-day stretch is pretty thin. There’s a lot of flat, windy, messy days before we get anything worth a paddle.

The first week is a washout. From Saturday, August 1st, through the next week, the surf is small and weak. Swell heights are mostly 2 ft to 3 ft, with short periods of 6 to 8 seconds – that’s just windswell, no push. The wind is cross-onshore or cross-shore most of the time, making it choppy and lumpy. The combined energy is low, with numbers like 44 and 46, so there’s no power. On Monday, August 3rd, the afternoon brings a bump – 5 ft swell from the SSE at 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 406, which is moderate. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean. That’s a brief window, but the swell is still short-period and the quality is only “expect good surf conditions” with a low score. Not a standout, but it’s the first real chance.

From Tuesday, August 4th, through Sunday, August 10th, it’s back to tiny, weak, and messy. Swell heights are 2 ft to 3 ft, combined energy under 100, and wind onshore or cross-shore. No consistency. The morning of the 11th has a 3 ft SSE swell with 7-second period, light cross-offshore wind, and combined energy of 86, but it’s just “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.”

Then we get the best of the outlook. On Monday, August 11th afternoon, the wind turns clean offshore from the NW, with a 3 ft swell from the S at 7 seconds. The combined energy is 71, and it’s described as “gentle offshore and clean.” That’s your best bet – a small but clean window at The South Jetty. The sandbanks might hold a little shape, and since crowds are “sometimes,” you might not have it all to yourself.

After that, the 12th has a clean morning but the swell is small, and the 13th sees tiny waves with offshore winds but no energy. The 14th bumps up to 4 ft on the afternoon but with onshore wind, making it messy. The 16th has a 3 ft swell from the ENE with a 10-second period – that’s a longer period groundswell – and combined energy of 217, which is moderate, but the wind is cross-shore and it’s described as “poor surf conditions.” So, just a tease.

The only real standout is the afternoon of August 11th – that offshore wind on a clean, small swell is your best window. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a long gap of poor surf.

Rusty.

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