8th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
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8th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 8th Street Jetty sea temperature is
4.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at 8th Street Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)108998888910466610106610610101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152519192324242426335710313212623236448674040393949
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
1.18
9:27PM
0.99
9:38AM
1.16
10:06PM
1.01
10:18AM
1.12
10:48PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
-0.11
4:09AM
-0.02
4:41PM
-0.11
4:48AM
-0.01
5:15PM
-0.10
5:30AM
0.02
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:04-------5:05-------5:06-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-7-5-5-5-6-7-7-6-4123444347886320
Feels °C (?)-16-14-13-12-12-13-12-10-10-7-7-6-5-4-4-3-21341-2-3-5
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