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Broadway surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Broadway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Broadway sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Broadway today?
The current surf forecast for Broadway at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Broadway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 1.34 | 2:01AM 1.20 | 2:07PM 1.24 | 2:58AM 1.24 | 3:04PM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 0.16 | 7:30PM 0.05 | 7:46AM 0.20 | 8:22PM 0.09 | 8:49AM 0.22 | 9:11PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Feels °C (?) | -5 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -8 |
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