
Surf Forecasts:
Vilano Jetty surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ESE swell with 103 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vilano Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for Vilano Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vilano Jetty in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) 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 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vilano Jetty over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, grab a coffee, this one's a bit quiet.
Right folks, Rusty here. Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. We're looking at a real flat spell for the foreseeable future at Vilano Jetty. The forecast is a long stretch of tiny, weak swells with barely enough energy to get excited about. We're talking combined swell energy values mostly in the teens and twenties—that's weak juice, plain and simple. The dominant swell's coming in from the ESE, but it's just not packing any punch, with wave heights hovering around that knee-high 1 ft mark for the first week.
Starting off Sunday the 5th, it's poor. Cross-off wind in the morning giving way to a cross-shore chop in the afternoon. The surf is just not happening. Monday the 6th offers a brief glimmer with a clean, offshore WSW breeze at 6 mph in the morning, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft with a combined energy of only 14. Not worth waxing the board for. That same pattern of knee-high slop continues right through the middle of the month. We see a few more afternoons with a bit of push up to 2 ft or 3 ft, but the period on those is short—around 3 to 9 seconds—and the wind swings onshore or cross-shore, turning it into a lumpy mess.
The best we can honestly point to is maybe the mornings where the wind goes light offshore. For instance, Wednesday morning the 16th sees a clean, offshore SSW breeze at 6 mph, but the swell is still only 1 ft from the NE with a combined energy of 29. It'll be clean, but you'll be fighting for a dribble. Friday the 17th's morning is similar, but it drops off to virtually nothing by the afternoon—a combined energy of just 2. The same goes for the glassy mornings on the 18th and 19th. Nice conditions, no waves.
Honestly, for the whole 16-day window, there isn't a single standout. It's a long gap of flat, clean conditions. If you're desperate for a paddle and can handle a long wait between tiny sets, any of those early morning clean windows when the wind is off the land (WSW or SSW) are your only real shot. But for proper surfing? There's nothing on the cards. The combined swell energy stays under 100 for the vast majority of the time, and only pushes weakly into triple digits on one afternoon. For a beach/jetty setup like this, that's just not enough to do anything with.
This run is a tough one. Vilano's just not firing. Keep the board in the car for a sunrise paddle, but don't expect any rideable waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 67 | 22 | 28 | 101 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.38m | 12:36PM1.24m | 00:49AM1.33m | 1:23PM1.30m | 1:35AM1.27m | 2:14PM1.37m | 2:28AM1.22m | 3:12PM1.45m | 3:29AM1.19m | 4:13PM1.54m | 4:33AM1.18m | 5:13PM1.64m | 5:35AM1.21m | 6:12PM1.73m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.05m | 6:34PM0.19m | 7:11AM0.03m | 7:32PM0.19m | 7:56AM-0.00m | 8:30PM0.17m | 8:44AM-0.04m | 9:29PM0.15m | 9:35AM-0.09m | 10:30PM0.11m | 10:30AM-0.13m | 11:33PM0.06m | 11:29AM-0.18m | ||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
8:30 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 33 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 13 | — | 13 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 29 | — | 22 | 14 | — | 39 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 5 | — | E 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 16 | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | 28 | — | 13 | 22 | — | 21 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — |
4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SE 2 | SW 3 | — | SE 3 | WSW 2 | — | SE 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | — | — |
7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 67 | — | — | 101 | — | — | 29 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1083 | 1083 | 566 | 9 | 428 | 566 | 556 | 1045 | 542 | 24 | 6 | 577 | 6 | 0 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 855 | 0 | 6 | 149 |
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Information about the Vilano Jetty Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Vilano Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Vilano Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Vilano Jetty surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Vilano Jetty) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Vilano Jetty may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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