Surf Forecasts:
The South Jetty surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 112 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The South Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The South Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the South Jetty’s lookin’ pretty grim for the next 16 days. There’s just no real surf to speak of. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the wind is mostly trash. It’s a flat spell.
We start on Thursday, 6th of August, with a weak 2ft southerly swell, but the 20 km/h cross wind from the SW ruins it. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 77°, but that’s about it. The combined energy is a weak 38. It’s poor.
Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are more of the same. Saturday morning shows a tiny bump to 3ft with a 120 energy reading, but it’s still a short-period 6-second windswell from the SSW, with cross-shore wind. It’s not clean.
Sunday morning the 9th is the best you’ll get. The swell drops to 2ft, but the wind goes light WSW cross-off at 15 km/h, and the report says it’s clean. That’s your window. You might snag a weak one on the inside, but it’s nothin’ special.
From Monday the 10th all the way to the 21st of August, it’s flat. The swell hangs between 0.3ft and 2ft, mostly with poor cross-onshore winds. There’s a glassy morning on the 20th of August, but the swell is only 1ft from the SE at 9 seconds. It’s flat.
With the constant small swell and choppy winds, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Save your energy. The forecast might change, but for now, it’s a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 36 | 112 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.34m | 2:57AM1.02m | 3:41PM1.38m | 4:19AM1.00m | 4:55PM1.44m | 5:30AM1.05m | 5:58PM1.51m | 6:31AM1.11m | 6:56PM1.57m | 7:30AM1.19m | 7:53PM1.60m | 8:26AM1.28m | 8:45PM1.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.29m | 8:50AM0.16m | 10:16PM0.26m | 10:01AM0.16m | 11:25PM0.18m | 11:10AM0.10m | 00:25AM0.09m | 12:13PM0.04m | 1:22AM0.00m | 1:13PM-0.03m | 2:13AM-0.07m | 2:09PM-0.07m | 2:59AM-0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 64 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 36 | 112 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 13 | — | — | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 951 | 66 | 31 | 1561 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 36 | 261 | 1084 | 71 | 58 | 168 | 36 | 733 | 951 | 560 |
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