Surf Forecasts:
Wooden Jetties surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SSW swell with 310 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE 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 19) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wooden Jetties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Wooden Jetties over the next couple of weeks.
First off, I gotta be straight with you: the water’s real warm right now, sittin’ at 78°F and a massive 5°F above normal for this time of year. That’s a strange one – feels like bathwater, but it’s gonna be a long wait before you can actually enjoy it.
Honestly, this stretch is a tough one. We’re looking at a whole lot of “poor surf conditions” on the cards for the first week and a half. There’s a big gap of nothing really rideable from Thursday 16 July all the way through to the morning of Wednesday 22 July. Light ripples, cross-shore junk, and tiny swell – you’d be better off with a cold drink.
A glimmer shows up Wednesday 22 July morning. The wind goes offshore from the NNW at 15 mph, cleanin’ up a modest 3ft of SSE swell. The combined energy is still low (95), but it’s surfable. That afternoon the wind eases right back to a light NE cross-off, with 3ft SSE swell and clean conditions (88 energy). It’s not gonna get your heart racing, but for a paddle and a few trim rides, it’ll do.
Then we get a nasty little spike on Thursday 23 July – swell jumps to 5ft from the NE, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds, and the wind is howlin’ cross-shore from the ENE at 19 mph. The energy reads 149, but it’s gonna be a lumpy, messy mess. Not your day.
The best of the whole run, and I mean the only real standout, is Saturday 25 July morning. You get a 4ft swell from the SE with a 9-second period, which is a bit more organised. The wind is light WSW at 6 mph, cross-off, and the water is clean. The combined energy is a solid 182 – moderate, but the best we’ve seen. This is your window. It’s still only surfable, not epic, but it’s the pick of a pretty average bunch. After that, the afternoon gets blown out again with a bumpy 5ft and onshore wind.
The rest of the run into the end of the month and the start of August is more of the same: small, choppy, and messy. A few clean moments on the 31st with a cross-off WSW breeze, but the swell is tiny at 2ft. Not much to write home about.
So, bottom line: if you’re desperate, hit the water on Saturday 25 July morning. The rest of the forecast is a write-off for a proper surf. Sometimes it’s like that here – just gotta wait for the next change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 127 | 81 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 34 | 228 | 95 | 88 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.49m | 9:52PM1.66m | 10:34AM1.49m | 10:45PM1.57m | 11:28AM1.48m | 11:37PM1.47m | 12:18PM1.47m | 00:28AM1.37m | 1:07PM1.44m | 1:16AM1.27m | 1:53PM1.41m | 2:04AM1.19m | 2:40PM1.39m | 2:55AM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM-0.02m | 4:24AM-0.15m | 4:33PM0.03m | 5:08AM-0.09m | 5:22PM0.11m | 5:52AM-0.00m | 6:15PM0.20m | 6:38AM0.09m | 7:12PM0.27m | 7:28AM0.19m | 8:14PM0.32m | 8:21AM0.25m | 9:16PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 67 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 35 | — | — | 2 | 94 | 95 | 88 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | ENE 3 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | NNW 3 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 127 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 13 | 34 | 228 | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1587 | 1165 | 245 | 2526 | 925 | 1496 | 935 | 107 | 1199 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 149 | 294 | 294 | 1023 | 1165 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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