Harvey Cedars surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harvey Cedars today?

The current surf forecast for Harvey Cedars at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.5
E
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
25
30
100
164
187
228
206
190
235
316
465
736
1026
1464
1528
1499
1374
1316
1119
939
740
613
542
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM1.50m
1:14PM1.35m
1:25AM1.42m
2:09PM1.37m
2:20AM1.35m
3:03PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.03m
7:09PM0.22m
8:00AM0.07m
8:20PM0.26m
8:58AM0.09m
9:25PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:10
3
1
2
3
4
3
8
5
7
4
3
5
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
15
11
11
9
6
6
5
4
4
5
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
6
6
8
11
15
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
18
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
35
25
30
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
939
740
613
542
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
12
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.5
E
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
9
10
16
100
164
187
228
206
190
235
316
465
736
1026
1464
1528
1499
1374
1316
1119
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
109
498
438
432
498
498
512
438
422
397
397
348
331
476
331
428
331
331
164
105
24
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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