Wooden Jetties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple of weeks around Wooden Jetties. Straight up, it’s a grim stretch for the most part. We’ve got a solid run of days with no real surf on offer, so don’t bother paddling out until things start to look a little less ordinary.

Right now, from Saturday the 8th of August onwards, it’s a long, flat spell. The swell is tiny, mostly under 1.6 ft, and the wind is all over the shop – cross-shore, cross-on, and just plain messy. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing special. For the first week and a half, you’ll be staring at a lot of clean but flat water or choppy, blown-out junk. The only real upside is a bit of clean glass on the morning of Wednesday the 12th, but with only 1.3 ft of swell and a period of 5 seconds, it’s not worth wetting a wetsuit. The combined swell energy is a weak 12 (12) – basically a puddle.

The gap of poor conditions drags on and on. We finally get a tiny flicker of hope on the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August. The wind goes glassy, and the swell period jumps to 11 seconds, giving some shape to a tiny 1.3 ft wave. The combined energy picks up to 70 (70), but it’s still just surfable, not good. You’d be on a longboard for a grovel.

Then, the real standout – and the only session worth pointing the car at – is the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August. Swell bumps up to 5.6 ft from the S, with a period of 7 seconds. That’s a bit of size, likely too big for beginners, and the energy jumps to a solid 400 (400). The wind is light and cross-shore from the SW, keeping it clean with just small ripples. This is your best bet, but it’s a long way off, so treat it as promising but not locked in. The swell direction from the S matches the spot’s optimum from the SE, so it’ll work.

Overall, it’s a lean run. If you’re desperate, that Sunday morning on the 23rd is the one to circle. Otherwise, leave the board in the shed.

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