Surf Forecasts:
Wooden Jetties surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, E swell with 188 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wooden Jetties this week:
The surf forecast for Wooden Jetties over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wooden Jetties in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wooden Jetties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Listen up, folks. Rusty here with the straight talk on Wooden Jetties. I’ve looked the charts over, and the next sixteen days are a real struggle. There’s a massive gap of nothing at the start. The first time you can even think about paddling out is Wednesday, July 29th, and it's barely a ripple. After that, it’s a solid stretch of flat and choppy junk until a few fleeting moments of glass that still don't have the power to make it worthwhile. There’s no standout in this window. Nothing. The best we get is a few hours of clean, tiny surf.
The first sign of life is on the morning of Wednesday, July 29th. Wooden Jetties is a beach and jetty spot, usually fairly consistent, but this run is an exception. That morning, we’ve got a weak 2ft swell from the SSE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is low at 81. The wind flips offshore from the NW with a gentle breeze, making the surface clean. But honestly, a 2ft, short-period wave is not going to get your heart racing. It’s surfable, but just barely. The water is about average temp for this time of year.
From there, it’s a long, painful grind. The afternoon of the 29th goes bad, and from July 30th all the way through to August 9th, it’s mostly poor conditions. The swell hovers below 3ft, and we get hammered by cross-onshore winds that chop everything up. There are a couple of bright spots: the morning of July 31st is totally glassy with a 2ft swell, and the morning of August 3rd is also glassy with a 2ft swell. But without any size, a clean surface doesn't matter much. It’s just a flat paddle.
The biggest pulse comes on the morning of Wednesday, August 5th, with a 4ft swell from the south at 7 seconds. The energy is moderate at 227. But the wind is blowing cross-onshore, putting a nasty chop on the face. At a beach break, that’s a dealbreaker. It’s messy, bumpy, and not fun. The rest of the window is either too small, too windy, or both.
Honestly, this is a brutal stretch. You’ve got a 10-day period where you’re basically sitting on the beach watching the wind chop. For most of these days, this setup looks more inviting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. We’re in a proper flat spell, and it’s going to take a big change in the weather to turn this around. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 52 | 48 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 100 | 129 | 188 | 123 | 65 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.44m | 6:35AM1.17m | 6:50PM1.48m | 7:18AM1.21m | 7:29PM1.51m | 7:58AM1.25m | 8:06PM1.52m | 8:34AM1.28m | 8:41PM1.51m | 9:10AM1.30m | 9:16PM1.49m | 9:47AM1.33m | 9:54PM1.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.27m | 00:34AM0.18m | 12:28PM0.25m | 1:18AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.23m | 2:01AM0.09m | 1:58PM0.20m | 2:41AM0.06m | 2:40PM0.19m | 3:17AM0.04m | 3:20PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.04m | 3:58PM0.19m | 4:24AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 33 | 129 | 188 | 123 | 65 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 6 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 52 | 26 | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 100 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 313 | 19 | 313 | 938 | 20 | 420 | 1577 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 13 | 19 | 925 |
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