Surf Forecasts:
Vilano Jetty surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, E swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 (Sep 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vilano Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for the next two and a half weeks is a bit of a bummer for surfers. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and generally poor conditions at Vilano Jetty. The waves are so tiny and inconsistent that it’s going to be a struggle to find anything rideable until the middle of the second week.
Kicking off on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th, we’ve got a bit of knee-high swell around 3ft from the east, but it’s messy with cross-onshore winds and a risk of thunderstorms. The wave energy is weak (104) and the water is a bit colder than usual for this time of year at 81°. It’s not worth paddling out for.
The whole first week is a write-off. From Saturday the 5th right through to Wednesday the 16th, the swell drops to tiny 0.7ft to 2ft from the east-southeast, with periods between 5 and 9 seconds. That’s barely enough to get your fins wet. The energy numbers are all in the double digits, mostly under 50. There are a few moments of glassy or offshore wind, like Monday morning the 7th and Thursday morning the 10th, but with no swell to work with, it’s a flat, clean lake. Not surfable.
The only bright spot, and I mean the *only* one, is on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th. We get a slight bump in energy and a bit more order. On Monday morning the 14th, we’ve got a glassy 2ft swell from the ESE (9 second period), with energy hitting 45 – still weak, but at least it’s clean. That’s the standout session, but only if you’re desperate for a log. Tuesday morning the 15th also looks glassy with a similar 2ft E swell. These are the best on offer, but they are for beginners and longboarders only. The jetty itself is exposed to the NNE, so that ESE swell won’t have much punch.
After that, the 16th through the 18th are back to tiny, weak, and often onshore garbage. Honestly, if you have a kite, this stretch might be more interesting for you than for a paddle surfer, but for the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 96 | 41 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.30m | 2:28PM1.65m | 2:55AM1.27m | 3:37PM1.66m | 4:07AM1.30m | 4:44PM1.70m | 5:14AM1.37m | 5:46PM1.75m | 6:14AM1.48m | 6:41PM1.79m | 7:08AM1.58m | 7:32PM1.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.29m | 7:57AM0.12m | 9:00PM0.30m | 9:01AM0.11m | 10:04PM0.28m | 10:06AM0.09m | 11:07PM0.24m | 11:10AM0.06m | 00:06AM0.17m | 12:12PM0.02m | 1:00AM0.10m | 1:11PM-0.01m | 1:48AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 96 | 41 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 21 | — | 12 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | NE 8 | — | E 7 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 99 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 51 | 0 | 1712 | 6 | 835 | 1991 | 682 | 566 | 566 | 566 | 566 | 431 | 525 | 566 | 566 | 833 | 800 | 1132 | 0 |
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