Harvey Cedars surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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Harvey Cedars surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Harvey Cedars sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harvey Cedars today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Harvey Cedars at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Harvey Cedars. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
25
18
18
18
14
12
11
11
12
12
3
35
20
15
93
90
63
150
242
534
325
263
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
N
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM1.52m
6:41AM1.22m
6:59PM1.54m
7:23AM1.22m
7:37PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.14m
00:42AM0.11m
12:39PM0.16m
1:26AM0.09m
1:20PM0.18m
2:09AM0.08m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
18
15
13
14
19
20
21
21
18
18
15
10
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
21
19
18
17
14
11
9
10
17
17
18
17
13
14
9
2
6
8
9
9
9
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
35
21
22
14
15
14
14
7
8
8
12
12
3
35
20
15
10
11
11
6
6
214
325
263
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
15
35
25
18
18
18
11
12
11
11
1
4
1
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
3
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.3
NW
2
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
5
5
7
5
1
8
26
51
1
16
31
93
90
63
150
242
534
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
4
71
4
92
109
187
187
187
222
903
917
397
71
298
446
839
1037
1238
1161
494
107
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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