Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 12th Street Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 12th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) 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 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s run through what’s cookin’ at 12th Street Jetty over the next couple weeks. Brace yourselves, ‘cause it’s mostly a slow, flat grind.
We’re looking at a dry spell that stretches from now right through to the 20th of July. The swell is tiny – we’re talkin’ 0.3 to 0.8 feet, maybe a foot at best, with periods so short they don’t even qualify as groundswell. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly in the low hundreds or less – 21, 17, 4 – just weak, watery moments. Winds are a mixed bag of cross, cross-onshore, and sometimes offshore, but with zero swell size, it doesn’t matter. It’s just flat.
Water temp is a balmy 75°, about 3° above average for the time of year – noticeably warm, almost like a hot tub.
Then, on Tuesday, July 21st, we finally get a pulse. The morning brings a 4-foot swell from the ESE, with the combined energy hitting 279 – that’s the first real number we’ve seen. The period is a short 7 seconds, but the wind goes offshore from the NNW at 9 mph. That offshore breeze will groom the jetty banks and the beach into proper, clean little wedges. This is your window. This is the one session to circle on the calendar. Crowds can be a factor here when it’s breaking, so you might have a few buddies out.
That afternoon the wind goes glassy, but the swell drops to 4 feet (127 energy) – surfable, but nothing special. After that, it’s back to onshore winds and choppy slop from the 22nd onward. The 24th sees a 4-foot ENE swell, but with a cross-shore wind and a weak 6-second period, it’ll be a bumpy, frustrating mess.
So here’s the deal: you’ve got one real shot, and it’s the morning of July 21st. Everything else is a sandbar-watchin’, dry-hair kind of fortnight.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | S 3 | SSW 6 |
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 kJ | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.41m | 5:27AM1.10m | 5:53PM1.48m | 6:33AM1.16m | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:33AM1.22m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.32m | 9:36PM1.57m | 10:15AM1.34m | 10:27PM1.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.08m | 11:37PM0.08m | 11:28AM0.04m | 00:36AM-0.00m | 12:28PM-0.00m | 1:32AM-0.08m | 1:27PM-0.04m | 2:27AM-0.13m | 2:25PM-0.07m | 3:19AM-0.17m | 3:21PM-0.08m | 4:08AM-0.19m | 4:13PM-0.06m | 4:54AM-0.16m | |||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | E 5 | S 6 | S 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 10 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | E 8 | E 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SE 4 | S 3 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 44 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 49 | 62 | 160 | 648 | 253 | 173 | 1100 | 287 | 669 | 509 | 122 | 538 | 1418 | 453 | 359 | 282 | 1542 | 1427 | 122 | 0 |
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