Surf Forecasts:
12th Street Jetty surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with 134 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 12th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's happening at 12th Street Jetty over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, I'm looking at a pretty grim run here. There's not a single moment in the next 16 days where this spot is really gonna fire. The whole period starts with a lack of quality surf and it just doesn't get better. The water is a balmy 77°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – feels more like a warm bath than the ocean.
Let's walk through it. Friday the 11th kicks off with a tiny 1 ft swell from the southeast, but a cross-onshore breeze makes it a total mess. Saturday and Sunday aren't much better; we see small bumps in the 2 ft to 3 ft range, but the wind is either onshore or cross-offshore, keeping things poor. You get a brief clean-up Sunday afternoon with a light offshore, but the swell is only 1 ft with a long 10-second period – more of a ripple than a wave.
We go through the entire first week with nothing but "poor surf conditions" in the data. The swell stays tiny, under 3 ft, and the wind is generally messy. There's a moderate offshore on Monday the 14th afternoon, but again, only 1 ft of swell. It's just not enough to do anything with.
Moving into the second week, things get a little more interesting in size but worse in quality. Around Sunday the 20th, we see a bump to 4 ft from the east-northeast with a combined energy of 252 (moderate wave energy), but it's blown out by a fresh cross-onshore wind. Then Monday the 21st through Wednesday the 23rd sees more swell in the 3 ft to 4 ft range, with the energy climbing into the 130-161 range, but the wind cranks up to strong and even near-gale force, making the conditions messy and treacherous. This is all cross-shore or onshore, so the waves will be chopped up and terrible for paddling. For anything over 5 ft, which this nearly touches, it's already pushing beginner territory, and with that wind, it's just a washing machine. Further down the line, on the 22nd we have a near-gale cross-shore, so the setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
There are no standouts here. The forecast is consistently poor, and the long-range stuff is just windy and ugly. A blank run like this is normal for the area when the conditions don't line up.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 8 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 85 | 93 | 80 | 88 | 92 | 66 | 48 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.45m | 9:23AM1.47m | 9:37PM1.39m | 10:06AM1.45m | 10:20PM1.30m | 10:50AM1.40m | 11:05PM1.21m | 11:34AM1.34m | 11:53PM1.12m | 12:20PM1.27m | 00:42AM1.04m | 1:08PM1.21m | 1:34AM0.98m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM-0.11m | 3:32PM-0.05m | 3:52AM-0.07m | 4:16PM-0.01m | 4:29AM-0.01m | 4:58PM0.06m | 5:06AM0.08m | 5:41PM0.14m | 5:42AM0.17m | 6:26PM0.22m | 6:21AM0.26m | 7:18PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:14 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | — | — | 19 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 80 | 88 | 92 | 66 | 48 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 16 | 41 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 33 | 45 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 977 | 410 | 929 | 1176 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 173 | 171 | 966 | 504 | 771 | 41 | 169 | 672 | 466 | 39 | 1343 |
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