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Harvey Cedars surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Harvey Cedars. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 | 78 | 75 | 38 | 129 | 182 | 261 | 230 | 176 | 173 | 104 | 106 | 80 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.50m | 5:41AM1.34m | 6:06PM1.63m | 6:35AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.73m | 7:27AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.05m | 11:47PM0.07m | 11:50AM-0.01m | 00:41AM-0.02m | 12:40PM-0.05m | 1:35AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 | 78 | 75 | 38 | 129 | 182 | 261 | 230 | 176 | 173 | 104 | 106 | 80 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 10 | 47 | 34 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 5 | — | — | N 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 73 | 104 | 134 | 101 | 62 | 43 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 1321 | 1419 | 836 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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