Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, S swell with 139 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Tuesday (Aug 04) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks. Rusty here. We’re looking at a full 16-day stretch for 12th Street Jetty, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – it’s a flat, sad affair. Every single record is marked as "poor surf conditions," and the scores are all zeros. There’s no swell to speak of for the first week, and the energy readings are all in the weak zone, barely making it past a whisper.
The first few days have zero swell. Monday the 3rd is stormy with a cross-off breeze but nothing to ride. Wednesday morning the 5th is glassy calm, but we only get 2 feet of swell from the ESE with a 6-second period, and the combined energy is just 32 (weak). That’s a pattern that holds – we see days with only 0.3ft and 0.6ft swells, and energy readings like 2. It’s just not happening.
The only tiny flicker of life comes later in the second week. Tuesday the 18th in the afternoon has a cross-off wind from the NNE at 30 km/h, with a 1ft swell from the SE at 9 seconds. The combined energy finally hits 24 (still weak). It’s clean, but it’s a knee-high ripple. For a beach/jetty spot that’s exposed to the NE, this is as close as we get to a highlight, but it’s not worth paddling out for.
The water temperature is 76° with a 1° anomaly – that’s pretty average for the time of year, nothing wild.
So, the honest truth is there are no good surf options in this entire 16-day window. For this area, a blank run like this is normal when the swell windows don’t line up. With the wind we get, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one. The board stays in the car. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 82 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 78 | 2 | 33 | 139 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 62 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.20m | 12:33PM1.28m | 00:52AM1.15m | 1:24PM1.31m | 1:49AM1.10m | 2:20PM1.33m | 2:52AM1.07m | 3:22PM1.35m | 4:02AM1.06m | 4:31PM1.38m | 5:14AM1.09m | 5:40PM1.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.17m | 6:03AM0.05m | 6:43PM0.20m | 6:47AM0.09m | 7:50PM0.23m | 7:44AM0.12m | 9:07PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.15m | 10:19PM0.17m | 10:10AM0.13m | 11:23PM0.10m | 11:16AM0.08m | 00:21AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 196 | 131 | 57 | 47 | 82 | 28 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 35 | — | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 2 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | W 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 443 | 2 | 29 | 22 | — | — | 13 | 65 | — | 60 | 78 | 91 | 33 | 139 | — | 36 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 160 | 171 | 284 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 7 | 14 | 1176 | 126 | 30 | 119 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 66 | 81 | 2427 | 14 |
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