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Brookings/South Jetty surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brookings/South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brookings/South Jetty sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brookings/South Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Brookings/South Jetty at 3PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brookings/South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 2035 | 1702 | 1413 | 1421 | 1688 | 1775 | 2493 | 825 | 1066 | 1533 | 1938 | 1935 | 2472 | 2287 | 1158 | 1107 | 524 | 786 | 770 | 1453 | 1985 | 2342 | 2451 | 2702 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28AM 2.18 | 10:34PM 1.59 | 9:03AM 2.21 | 11:18PM 1.66 | 9:39AM 2.23 | 11:56PM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:51PM 0.06 | 3:06AM 1.14 | 4:28PM -0.04 | 3:49AM 1.18 | 5:04PM -0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 30 | 17 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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