Surf Forecasts:
The South Jetty surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, S swell with 463 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S 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 Saturday (Jul 18) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s 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 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna be a tough run of it at The South Jetty for the next couple of weeks.
Overall, the outlook is pretty flat. We’ve got a stretch of small, poor-quality surf stretching for days on end. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 77°F.
The week kicks off with nothing worth paddling out for on Friday the 17th. We’ve got a tiny 1ft SSE swell, but it’s onshore with a 12 mph SE wind, and the combined energy is weak (46). Saturday the 18th is a bit of a tease. In the morning, it’s tiny and messy. But by Saturday afternoon, the wind goes glassy, zero, and the swell picks up to 4ft from the south. The problem is that period is a super short 5 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, weak, and won’t wrap in well. The energy is still low (99). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary.
Sunday the 19th morning is the best bet in this whole run. We get a clean 2ft swell from the SSE with a gentle offshore wind from the NW at 9 mph. The period is a bit better at 7 seconds, but it’s still a small wave. The energy is weak (61). It’ll be clean, but you’ll be scratching for small, gutless waves. Sunday afternoon and the rest of the week into the following week is a write-off – tiny, onshore, choppy, or cross-shore junk.
If you’re desperate for a wave, the only other potential highlight is Wednesday the 22nd, late in the day. The morning is a total mess with a 5ft SSE swell, but a 19 mph cross-shore wind and a lumpy cross-chop (energy 337). That’s more of a kite day than a surfing day. The afternoon improves a little – the wind swings cross-offshore and the energy drops to 159, but it’s still a poor 3ft.
Beyond that, we see a few more clean small windows, like Thursday the 23rd morning with a clean 2ft SSE swell and a 12 mph offshore, but again, the energy is low. The rest of the second week is a desert of small, poor-condition surf.
The standout period, if you can call it that, is that Sunday the 19th morning, with the best conditions being the clean offshore wind. It’s small, but it will be the most rideable wave you’ll find in the whole 16 days. For the rest, you’re better off saving the wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 8 | 7 | 87 | 86 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 149 | 337 | 158 | 67 | 52 | 32 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.46m | 12:09PM1.29m | 00:19AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.27m | 1:08AM1.22m | 1:49PM1.26m | 1:55AM1.11m | 2:39PM1.23m | 2:47AM1.01m | 3:34PM1.22m | 3:48AM0.94m | 4:31PM1.23m | 4:50AM0.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.00m | 5:45AM-0.06m | 5:56PM0.10m | 6:33AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.19m | 7:20AM0.09m | 7:50PM0.27m | 8:04AM0.18m | 8:47PM0.34m | 8:50AM0.25m | 9:50PM0.37m | 9:42AM0.30m | 10:52PM0.37m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 337 | 158 | 67 | 52 | 32 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | 1 | 24 | 42 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | N 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 7 | — | W 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 7 | 87 | 86 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 149 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 941 | 949 | 1392 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 227 | 311 | 320 | 1206 | 1164 | 437 | 124 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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