Surf Forecasts:
The South Jetty surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The South Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's happening at The South Jetty.
To be straight with you, the next two weeks look pretty slow. There's a long stretch of poor surf conditions, and it’s going to feel like a bit of a waiting game. The combined swell energy is mostly low, with values like 9 and 22 in the early days, which are weak. We do get a couple of days where that energy ticks up into the moderate zone, hitting 112 on Thursday the 10th morning and 96 on Saturday the 19th morning, but even then, the wave heights just don't get there.
The water temperature is sitting at 77°F, which is 6°F warmer than the long-term average – that's very unusual for this time of year, so you won't need a thick wetsuit.
We start off on Tuesday the 8th with tiny 0.7ft easterly swell and a light breeze, but it's just too small to bother with. Wednesday the 9th gets a little bump up to 2ft, but the wind swings cross-shore and then cross-onshore, trashing the surface. The best swell of the whole window shows up on Thursday morning the 10th: a 4ft SSW swell with a cross-offshore wind from the WSW. The combined energy hits 112, but even that's just moderate, and the period is a short 6 seconds. It'll be clean, but it's not going to have much push. The quality rating and scores are all zero across the board.
Honestly, there's no standout session here. Nothing is breaking the "poor surf conditions" label. The longest gap with nothing to recommend runs from the 8th right through to the 23rd. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the cleanest windows are Thursday morning the 10th and maybe Monday the 14th when it goes glassy on a 1ft SE swell – but you'd be fighting for a ripple over a wave.
Don't hold your breath. It’s a quiet spell, and the forecasts can change, but as it stands, The South Jetty isn't offering much for the next couple of weeks.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 3 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 106 | 100 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.52m | 7:17AM1.30m | 7:36PM1.54m | 8:07AM1.38m | 8:25PM1.52m | 8:53AM1.45m | 9:09PM1.48m | 9:35AM1.48m | 9:50PM1.42m | 10:15AM1.48m | 10:30PM1.33m | 10:55AM1.44m | 11:10PM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.10m | 1:02AM0.04m | 1:04PM0.04m | 1:49AM-0.02m | 1:57PM-0.01m | 2:32AM-0.05m | 2:45PM-0.02m | 3:11AM-0.04m | 3:30PM0.01m | 3:49AM0.01m | 4:14PM0.07m | 4:25AM0.09m | 4:59PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 10 | 13 | 40 | 106 | 100 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 53 | 51 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 795 | 382 | 312 | 3211 | 795 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 211 | 438 | 1084 | 1077 | 357 | 312 | 1164 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 3 |
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