Surf Forecasts:
Wells Jetties surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, SE swell with 123 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wells Jetties this week:
The surf forecast for Wells Jetties over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wells Jetties in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wells Jetties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got on the cards for this stretch.
It's a pretty brutal start to the outlook, I'm not gonna lie. For the first week and a half, we're looking at a whole lot of nothing. There's a solid gap of poor surf from now, with only weak, short-period swell and messy winds making for a real desert. The first glimmer of something half-decent doesn't show up until Thursday morning the 20th, but even then it's only a tiny 3ft SE swell going glassy. It's surfable but ordinary. That's really the best we can say until the very end of the month.
The only real standout in this whole forecast is Wells Jetties, and it's a late one. Sunday the 30th of August is where it's at. We get a jump in swell to 5-5ft out of the SE, and what makes it special is the wind. It goes cross-offshore from the North, with a light to gentle breeze, keeping it clean. That combined swell energy jumps right up to over 1000 (1052), and by the afternoon it's hitting 1383—that's strong energy with real grunt. The period is a solid 12 seconds of long-period groundswell. For experienced surfers, this is excellent and worth the wait. The morning is decent for a good paddle, but the afternoon on the 30th is your window. After that, Monday the 31st dawns glassy but the swell drops right back off.
So, to sum it up: the first two weeks are a write-off. Mark your calendars for Sunday the 30th of August at Wells Jetties, with that clean 5ft SE swell. It might be a bit much for beginners, but for the rest of us, that's the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
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 kJ | 11 | 40 | 88 | 59 | 55 | 39 | 69 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 51 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.84m | 4:45AM2.52m | 5:02PM2.75m | 5:40AM2.37m | 5:55PM2.66m | 6:38AM2.27m | 6:51PM2.61m | 7:38AM2.23m | 7:48PM2.61m | 8:36AM2.25m | 8:43PM2.65m | 9:28AM2.32m | 9:33PM2.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.25m | 10:31PM0.20m | 10:42AM0.41m | 11:27PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.55m | 00:26AM0.39m | 12:31PM0.63m | 1:25AM0.42m | 1:29PM0.67m | 2:23AM0.40m | 2:26PM0.64m | 3:15AM0.34m | 3:17PM0.58m | 4:01AM0.27m | |||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 40 | 88 | 59 | 55 | 39 | 69 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 51 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | — | 3 | 13 | 18 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | N 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | N 4 | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 227 | 7 | 45 | 466 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 466 | 2917 | 7 | 474 | 955 | 474 | 1153 | 230 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 7 |
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