The South Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a proper look at what’s coming up for us.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a bit of a grind. There’s no real standout session, and for long stretches there’s barely anything worth paddling out for. The only spot on the radar is The South Jetty, and even that’s going to take some patience.

The first real chance to wet a line comes Wednesday morning, the 22nd of July. It’s not pretty, but it’s the best of a tricky run. We’ve got a 6ft swell out of the S, with a short 8-second period, pushing moderate energy (722). The wind is cross-off from the WSW at 12 mph, which will keep things reasonably clean. It’s a beach/jetty setup, so that short period won’t do it any favours for shape, but for a morning session, it’s surfable. Expect crowds possible. After that, it drops off hard.

From Wednesday afternoon right through to the end of July, the surf goes flat or weak. The swells are tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore. A few days in there, like Thursday the 30th of July morning, show a small 3ft SSE swell with a 9-second period and light offshore N winds at 6 mph – clean, but barely enough push to get excited about. The combined energy is only 89. It’s a desperate paddle.

The first week of August doesn’t offer much more. There’s a moment on Saturday the 1st of August morning that catches the eye: glassy conditions, WSW wind at 0 mph, with a tiny 3ft ESE swell. The energy is weak (98). It’s clean, but you’ll be hunting for any sort of wave. Not a session to write home about.

The only real spike in the whole outlook lands on Wednesday the 5th of August. The morning shows a 5ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, producing strong moderate energy (522). The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean. That’s a legit groundswell, and the longer period means better shaped waves, though at a beach break it can be a bit straight. Still, that’s the pick of the bunch. The afternoon on the same day gets ruined by a cross-onshore.

So, what’s the call? If you’re desperate, the Wednesday morning of the 22nd of July is the opener, but it’s average. The real, and only, standout is Wednesday morning the 5th of August at The South Jetty. Clean, decent size, solid energy. Mark it in your calendar.

Rusty.

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