8th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

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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
7.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 09) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Apr 05) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 9th Apr)4.5ft (1.4m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Icy conditions (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
0.8
SSE
1.3
S
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.8
S
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
1.6
S
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.4
SW
0.1
E
0.4
SE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)557667106777881011377667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37939443101410444505142210324397
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
20
ENE
10
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
ESE
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
N
25
NE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
1.17
9:40PM
1.29
9:57AM
1.13
10:17PM
1.26
10:36AM
1.07
10:54PM
1.22
11:16AM
1.01
11:32PM
1.16
11:59AM
0.95
12:12AM
1.11
12:44PM
0.89
12:56AM
1.06
1:33PM
0.86
1:45AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
-0.05
4:31AM
-0.05
4:39PM
-0.01
5:10AM
-0.03
5:13PM
0.04
5:47AM
0.02
5:46PM
0.10
6:24AM
0.08
6:18PM
0.16
7:03AM
0.14
6:51PM
0.23
7:48AM
0.20
7:32PM
0.28
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:41--6:39--6:37--6:37--6:35--6:33--6:31--
Sunset-7:22--7:22--7:23--7:24--7:25--7:27--7:28-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------111----------
Temp. °C438132019192016161614712119119332
Feels °C (?)-3-45121714182013111411056341-5-4-3
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Information about the 8th Street Jetty Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 8th Street Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 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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8th Street Jetty is 3 km (2 miles) from Ocean City. If you plan a vacation in New Jersey, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ocean City. Ocean City has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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