Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.26° N 74.60° W

8th Street Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 8th Street Jetty sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.7° 

8th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 8th Street Jetty today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
E
5
0.6
ESE
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
5
13
40
50
8
8
3
8
3
94
135
193
243
345
567
662
922
1076
1075
1190
1293
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:51PM1.09m
1:27AM0.87m
1:42PM1.05m
2:20AM0.86m
2:35PM1.03m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.25m
7:41PM0.23m
7:28AM0.31m
8:39PM0.27m
8:29AM0.35m
9:43PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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6:16
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Temp °C
18
18
20
23
23
21
17
16
11
9
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
7
9
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
18
17
19
22
21
20
14
12
5
2
0
1
2
1
0
-2
-1
-2
0
1
1
2
2
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