Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S 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 (Aug 07) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s going on at 12th Street Jetty.
Honestly, the next sixteen days are a total flat spell. There’s nothing good to chase. I’m not seeing a single session that’s worth grabbing your board for.
The first few days, from August 6th through the 9th, we’ve got tiny swell – barely 0.3ft to 3ft – and the energy is weak. The combined swell energy sits at a measly 38, dropping to 3 by the 9th. Winds are mostly cross or cross-on, keeping things choppy and messy. It’s just poor conditions.
From August 10th right through to the 21st, it’s the same story. The swell is tiny, often 0.3ft, with energy readings that barely hit double digits. Even when the wind goes light offshore or glassy – like on the morning of the 14th with a light NW offshore at 6 mph, or the morning of the 16th with glassy conditions – there’s just no swell to work with. The water temp is sitting around 76°, which is about a degree warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s a touch warm, but that doesn’t help the waves.
The few moments where the wind cleans up, like the afternoon of the 12th with a WNW cross-offshore at 12 mph, or the morning of the 20th with glassy conditions, the swell is still pitiful. The afternoon of the 14th has a clean offshore breeze and a 2ft swell from the SSW, but the period is a short 4 seconds, so it’s just weak and bumpy. Even the morning of the 17th has a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is 1ft with a 9-second period – still not enough to surf.
There is no standout. There is nothing to get excited about. The best I can say is the water is a little warm, and the wind sometimes cleans up, but without waves, that’s just a boat ride. If you’re desperate, the afternoon of the 14th has the cleanest look with that offshore wind, but it’s still a 2ft dribbler. For a beach/jetty setup like this, with such weak energy and small swell, it’s just not happening.
This is a long blank run, and for this area, that’s not too unusual. It’ll come back around, but right now, save your wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue 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 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 14 |
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 kJ | 22 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.33m | 2:52AM1.07m | 3:22PM1.35m | 4:02AM1.06m | 4:31PM1.38m | 5:14AM1.09m | 5:40PM1.43m | 6:21AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.49m | 7:20AM1.25m | 7:38PM1.54m | 8:13AM1.33m | 8:28PM1.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.15m | 10:19PM0.17m | 10:10AM0.13m | 11:23PM0.10m | 11:16AM0.08m | 00:21AM0.02m | 12:18PM0.02m | 1:16AM-0.06m | 1:16PM-0.03m | 2:08AM-0.12m | 2:12PM-0.07m | 2:57AM-0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
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) | 114 | 977 | 90 | 5 | 1542 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 62 | 287 | 1109 | 95 | 82 | 193 | 62 | 708 | 977 | 538 |
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