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12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSE swell with 128 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 12th Street Jetty this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 12th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for 12th Street Jetty is a real tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first bit of the forecast is all about small, chopped-up junk, and it doesn't get much better. This is a stretch where you might be better off checking the wind forecast for a kite session, because the paddle surf is pretty much a no-go.
The first few days are a write-off. Friday the 31st of July starts with a tiny 1ft swell from the ENE, but it’s weak with a combined energy of only 9 – that’s basically nothing. The wind is clean and glassy early, but the swell has no push. That afternoon and all through Saturday the 1st of August, it’s even smaller, with cross-onshore winds ruining any chance of a clean wave. Sunday the 2nd of August bumps up a touch to 2ft, but the combined energy (23) is still weak and the wind is messing it up. It’s pretty poor.
We then hit a major gap. From Monday the 3rd of August right through to the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August, there is no swell at all. The ocean is flat. On Wednesday afternoon, the 5th of August, we finally see a pulse of 5ft SSE swell, and the combined energy jumps to 133 – that’s the most we’ll see, but it’s still just moderate. The problem is the wind is a messy cross-onshore, and the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s going to be choppy and weak. It’s not worth getting excited about.
The rest of the first week and into the second week is more of the same: small, short-period swell, mostly in the 0.3ft to 3ft range, with cross-shore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy figures are in the weak to moderate zone, but the surf quality is always described as “poor.” There’s a brief moment on the morning of Monday the 10th of August where the wind is clean and cross-offshore, but there’s no swell. Then on Tuesday the 11th of August, we get a glassy morning with a 0.3ft SE swell, but again, nothing to ride.
The 12th Street Jetty is a beach and jetty setup, and for this entire period, it’s just not firing. The water temperature is a warm 74°F, which is about average for the time of year, but that’s the only nice thing I can say. This is a period where you’re honestly better off doing something else. The setup here looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the persistent onshore winds and lack of quality swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 2 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.17m | 9:57PM1.34m | 10:27AM1.19m | 10:33PM1.30m | 11:05AM1.22m | 11:14PM1.26m | 11:47AM1.25m | 00:00AM1.20m | 12:33PM1.28m | 00:52AM1.15m | 1:24PM1.31m | 1:49AM1.10m | 2:20PM1.33m | 2:52AM1.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.12m | 4:23AM-0.01m | 4:32PM0.13m | 4:55AM-0.00m | 5:10PM0.15m | 5:28AM0.02m | 5:53PM0.17m | 6:03AM0.05m | 6:43PM0.20m | 6:47AM0.09m | 7:50PM0.23m | 7:44AM0.12m | 9:07PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | 147 | 75 | — | — | 74 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 12 | — | E 9 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 204 | 266 | — | — | 77 | 59 | — | 128 | 91 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 310 | 55 | 66 | 1100 | 560 | 336 | 1169 | 1043 | 1206 | 119 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 58 | 310 | 966 | 7 | 7 | 453 | 95 |
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