Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 206 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days, in feet and Fahrenheit. Honestly, not much to get excited about. Water temp sits a touch warmer than normal for July, about 75° – that's the highlight.
From Monday the 13th, it’s tiny, weak swell with onshore winds and messy conditions. That runs day after day with no real surf to speak of. A long stretch of nothing.
Then on Wednesday the 22nd of July morning we finally get a little pulse. Swell around 3ft from the east, period 7 seconds – short period energy, not a groundswell. But the wind goes glassy, so the surface will be smooth. Combined energy is 86, so weak, but it’s the only window that’s even remotely surfable. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". For an advanced break like this, that's scraping the barrel. Crowds are often a problem here, but with conditions this average you might score some solitude.
After that, it’s right back to tiny junk and onshore wind, and by the 26th it flatlines completely. Not a great run, but forecasts can change – don’t write off the whole summer just yet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.32m | 9:36PM1.57m | 10:15AM1.34m | 10:27PM1.51m | 11:09AM1.34m | 11:20PM1.43m | 12:03PM1.33m | 00:11AM1.33m | 12:54PM1.31m | 1:02AM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:03PM-0.01m | 5:39AM-0.11m | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:24AM-0.03m | 6:46PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | W 4 | — | S 5 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 9 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1176 | 549 | 537 | 160 | 1169 | 360 | 277 | 82 | 5 | 311 | 2655 | 100 | 287 | 287 | 966 | 495 | 1234 | 979 | 7 | 360 | 0 |
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