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8th Street Jetty Surf Forecast
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8th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
53 | 62 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 72 | 92 | 108 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:12AM1.15m | 11:25PM1.39m | 12:13PM1.12m | 00:25AM1.32m | 1:14PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM-0.13m | 5:42PM-0.02m | 6:36AM-0.09m | 6:36PM0.04m | 7:31AM-0.04m | 7:35PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 21 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 73 | 59 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | NNW 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 53 | 62 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 72 | 92 | 108 | 36 | 126 | 108 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 58 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 557 | 143 | 90 | 67 | 111 | 116 | 366 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 33 | 67 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 188 | 162 | 353 | 972 | 376 | 396 |
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