Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSE swell with 87 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's cut straight to it. It's a tough run ahead for the 12th Street Jetty. The whole 16-day window is a flat spell, plain and simple. The best we can say is that the conditions are often clean, but there's just no push to work with. If you're a paddle surfer, you're looking at a long, dry stretch. For the first week, from Saturday the 25th of July right through to Friday the 31st, the swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft. The wind is often cross or onshore, so the little bump that is there is messy. The combined wave energy is weak, rarely getting above 100 (e.g. 92, 87). It's a write-off. There is a brief moment on the morning of Friday the 31st of July that is glassy, with a 1ft swell, but it's still just too small to ride. Then we go into the first week of August. From Saturday the 1st of August through to Sunday the 9th of August, it's more of the same. The swell stays tiny, often only 0.3ft or 0.7ft. The combined energy is almost nothing, with values like 4, 3, and 2. The morning of Wednesday the 5th of August is glassy, but again, with a 0.3ft swell, it's flat. The water temperature is sitting at 75°F with a 1°F anomaly, so it's about average for the time of year, which is one small comfort. With the swell so small and the wind often cross or onshore, there's nothing here for a surfer. This setup is a complete non-starter for paddle surfing. The only thing that might get some interest is the afternoon of Sunday the 2nd of August, when a 3ft south-east swell and a 16 mph cross-wind could make for some choppy, blown-out conditions that a kite surfer might have fun with.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 22 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.26m | 6:26AM0.99m | 6:46PM1.30m | 7:14AM1.04m | 7:30PM1.34m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:10PM1.37m | 8:37AM1.12m | 8:47PM1.38m | 9:14AM1.15m | 9:22PM1.37m | 9:50AM1.17m | 9:57PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.23m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:16PM0.21m | 1:07AM0.13m | 1:02PM0.18m | 1:51AM0.09m | 1:48PM0.16m | 2:33AM0.05m | 2:32PM0.13m | 3:12AM0.02m | 3:13PM0.12m | 3:48AM-0.00m | 3:53PM0.12m | 4:23AM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 29 | 59 | 64 | 90 | 61 | 8 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 26 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | 37 | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | ENE 6 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 49 | — | 24 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 60 | — | — | — | 68 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 43 | 0 | 171 | 1427 | 2 | 1108 | 1542 | 108 | 160 | 79 | 100 | 2 | 160 | 5 | 30 | 328 | 7 | 2 | 336 | 108 |
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