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8th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 May 2025 EDT
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 8th Street Jetty this week:

The surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (May 09) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 12 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (May 14) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Fri 9th May)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf 2PM (Fri 9th May)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Most Powerful11AM (Fri 9th May)3.5ft (1.1m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 12 days.

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.1
E
1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)10109999988888885611715157745877747777786
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21320012383534950484747353316733949310444573715192833373017899412016
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
5
SE
15
ENE
15
E
5
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
N
5
N
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.21
7:39AM
1.04
8:02PM
1.25
8:19AM
1.05
8:37PM
1.27
8:57AM
1.04
9:12PM
1.27
9:35AM
1.02
9:45PM
1.26
10:12AM
0.99
10:18PM
1.23
10:50AM
0.96
10:53PM
1.20
11:32AM
0.94
11:34PM
1.17
12:18PM
0.93
12:21AM
1.15
1:10PM
0.94
1:15AM
1.13
2:03PM
0.97
2:11AM
1.12
2:58PM
1.03
3:10AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.09
2:09AM
0.10
2:14PM
0.09
2:51AM
0.07
2:53PM
0.09
3:33AM
0.04
3:31PM
0.11
4:13AM
0.03
4:08PM
0.13
4:52AM
0.04
4:44PM
0.16
5:30AM
0.06
5:19PM
0.18
6:08AM
0.09
5:54PM
0.21
6:46AM
0.11
6:32PM
0.24
7:29AM
0.14
7:18PM
0.26
8:21AM
0.15
8:23PM
0.28
9:20AM
0.13
9:44PM
0.26
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise5:50--5:50--5:48--5:48--5:47--5:46--5:45--5:43--5:43--5:41--5:41--5:41--
Sunset-7:59--7:59--8:00--8:00--8:01--8:02--8:04--8:05--8:06--8:07--8:07--8:08-
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Rain (mm)
51------------4--1-14-22--8---------
Temp. °C171514142019192221171818181918181817202120232321191817192220141515171816
Feels °C (?)16101081515182021141517171816171717212121252421191818181817121213151514

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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The above surf forecast table for 8th Street Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 8th Street Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 8th Street Jetty surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (8th Street Jetty) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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