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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 7 am Wednesday 06 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | S 5 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.91m | 00:21AM1.10m | 1:05PM0.89m | 1:08AM1.07m | 1:54PM0.89m | 1:58AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.17m | 7:06PM0.29m | 8:07AM0.21m | 7:57PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 82 | 107 | 99 | 82 | 64 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 226 | 220 | 176 | 153 | 103 | 153 | 199 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1177 | 1179 | 1178 | 1178 | 143 | 68 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 106 | 92 | 106 | 108 |
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