Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, SE swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 12th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a real slow stretch ahead for 12th Street Jetty. The forecast is lookin’ pretty flat and uninspired for the vast majority of the 16-day window. We’ve got a long dry spell kickin’ off, with no real surf to speak of for the first couple of weeks. There’s a tiny pulse of energy on the 29th of July, but it’s barely worth paddlin’ out for.
Wednesday morning, July 29th, is about as good as it gets, and that’s sayin’ somethin’. We’ve got a tiny 3ft swell rollin’ in from the SE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak though, only 96 (moderate wave energy). The saving grace is the wind – it’s glassy out of the WNW at 3 mph. That means the surface will be like a mirror, but the waves themselves are just ordinary. It’s the same story Wednesday afternoon, with a touch more energy at 118, but still just surfable, nothin’ to write home about.
After that Wednesday, it’s a ghost town. From Thursday the 30th of July all the way through to Tuesday the 11th of August, the swell is either tiny, onshore, or just plain flat. The energy readings are in the single digits or teens, and the wave comments are all “poor surf conditions.” It’s a proper blank run. There’s a bit of a bump showing up on the 11th of August, with 4ft from the ENE, but it’s got a messy cross-onshore wind at 12 mph, so it’s gonna be choppy and messy. The combined energy hits 148 (moderate wave energy) on that Tuesday afternoon, but the quality just isn’t there for a proper paddle.
For a break that’s “consistent,” this is a weird one. The water temp is sittin’ around 75°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re waitin’ for a wave that never comes. Honestly, with the swell so weak and the wind so often cross-on, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
If you’re desperate for a paddle, glassy Wednesday morning the 29th is your only real shot. After that, just give it a rest. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 16 | 40 | 74 | 91 | 77 | 23 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.37m | 8:37AM1.12m | 8:47PM1.38m | 9:14AM1.15m | 9:22PM1.37m | 9:50AM1.17m | 9:57PM1.34m | 10:27AM1.19m | 10:33PM1.30m | 11:05AM1.22m | 11:14PM1.26m | 11:47AM1.25m | 00:00AM1.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:32PM0.13m | 4:55AM-0.00m | 5:10PM0.15m | 5:28AM0.02m | 5:53PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 1 | 91 | 77 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 29 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | E 5 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | — | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 40 | 74 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 121 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 966 | 1341 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 165 | 240 | 62 | 122 | 356 | 356 | 1169 | 1169 | 966 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
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