Surf Forecasts:
Vilano Jetty surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period. 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vilano Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me level with you. I’ve been staring at the charts for Vilano Jetty and honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. We’ve got a 16-day window starting from this Saturday, July 18, all the way through to Sunday, August 2, and the sad truth is there’s not a single recommendable session in there. The swell is tiny—mostly below 3 ft—and the period is short, 4 to 9 seconds, so it’s weak, onshore-chop city. The waves are just not going to have any push or shape.
The water temperature is sitting at 84°F right now, which is about 0.4°F above normal for July, so it’s pretty average for the time of year. No chilly surprises.
The first few days are a write-off: Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th have cross-off or cross winds with swell barely above knee-high, combined energy in the 2–24 range (weak). Monday the 20th gets a bit more wind, 19 mph cross-shore, but the swell is still messy and only 3 ft. Tuesday through Thursday the 21st–23rd stay small with cross-off or offshore winds, but the swell is too weak to do anything with. The combined energy rarely breaks 40.
The closest we get to “surfable” is on Friday, July 24 morning—glass‑off, 2 ft from ESE at 8 seconds, combined energy 35. That’s clean but tiny, and the afternoon brings rain showers with a bump to 3 ft and 78 energy, but still only a 1/10 score. Saturday morning the 25th has offshore wind and 2 ft, but again energy is only 51, and it’s ordinary. After that it’s back to junk.
The last few days of July and into August are more of the same: tiny swell, mostly cross‑off or glassy at times, but never enough size or period to get excited. The break is a beach/jetty setup, exposed to NNE, but the swells we’re seeing are from ESE, E, and NE – not the ideal direction. It’s a fairly consistent spot in general, so this dry spell feels worse than usual. But forecasts can flip, and it tends not to stay this poor for long. Keep an eye on the longer range – sometimes a near‑glass morning with a little bump can surprise you.
For now, I’d say save your wax and wait. This is a genuine flat spell.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 20 | 35 | 78 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.46m | 00:21AM1.49m | 1:00PM1.44m | 1:12AM1.36m | 1:54PM1.41m | 2:04AM1.23m | 2:50PM1.39m | 3:01AM1.14m | 3:47PM1.38m | 4:00AM1.08m | 4:42PM1.39m | 4:56AM1.05m | 5:33PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.01m | 6:44AM-0.06m | 7:15PM0.10m | 7:35AM-0.01m | 8:15PM0.17m | 8:25AM0.04m | 9:12PM0.22m | 9:12AM0.08m | 10:07PM0.25m | 10:00AM0.11m | 11:01PM0.27m | 10:48AM0.13m | 11:54PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 36 | 22 | — | 33 | 22 | — | 20 | 11 | — | 20 | 35 | — | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | ESE 4 | S 5 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 93 | — | 22 | 60 | — | 34 | 19 | — | 31 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 29 | — | — | 78 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1182 | 2022 | 0 | 919 | 863 | 0 | 45 | 430 | 9 | 25 | 1182 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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