Surf Forecasts:
The South Jetty surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 106 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The South Jetty this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The South Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and messy conditions on the cards. I’m talking about a real dry spell. The swell window is just not lining up, and the energy is way down. For the most part, we’re looking at ankle-biters and knee-high slop, if we’re lucky.
The first glimmer of anything with a pulse is around the morning of the 24th of September at The South Jetty. Before that, it’s a whole lot of nothing. Days of onshores and junky wind with wave heights mostly under 3 feet. The energy is just pitiful, with combined readings below 100 for most of that time. There’s a small window on the 20th where the energy bumps to a moderate 145, but the waves are still only around 4ft and the wind, while clean, just isn't enough to make it worth the paddle. It’s still a no-go.
The standout, if you can call it that, is that Thursday morning, the 24th. We finally see a little bit of push with a solid ESE swell at 5ft. The period is short, only 7 seconds, so it’s not going to be anything with serious grunt, and it might be a bit walled. But, with a light offshore breeze from the WNW, it should be clean, with a combined energy reading of 406, which is a solid step up from everything else we’ve seen. This is an exposed jetty, so it'll be breaking, but the short period could make it a bit difficult to handle for the less experienced. This is the one to keep an eye on. The afternoon is supposed to turn more cross-shore with rain showers, so don’t sleep on that morning session.
Other than that, I wouldn’t even bother waxing up. There’s just nothing out there with any kind of consistency or power. It stays like this for over a week. It’s a proper blank run. If you were hoping for something to save the next two weeks, this isn’t it. Keep your board in the car for the morning of the 24th and hope the forecast holds.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 5 | 38 | 106 | 66 | 35 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 97 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 11:37AM1.39m | 11:54PM1.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:03AM0.20m | 5:48PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | SE 11 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 38 | 106 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 22 | 50 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2402 | 795 | 2206 | 32 | 1 | 116 | 36 | 149 | 261 | 1084 | 1171 | 535 | 308 | 484 | 31 | 58 | 431 | 382 | 382 | 487 | 484 |
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