Harvey Cedars surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Harvey Cedars today?

The current surf forecast for Harvey Cedars at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
240
352
436
449
408
407
337
318
319
226
176
199
118
102
105
84
82
94
124
85
73
44
32
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28AM1.13m
10:31PM1.35m
11:16AM1.09m
11:16PM1.30m
12:05PM1.07m
00:05AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.26m
5:04AM0.16m
4:52PM0.31m
5:44AM0.21m
5:30PM0.36m
6:31AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
5:50
5:48
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
14
16
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
13
11
10
10
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
12
14
8
7
8
9
12
8
9
7
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
135
118
102
105
84
82
3
8
8
73
44
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
14
28
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
167
240
352
436
449
408
407
337
318
319
226
176
199
1
1
94
124
85
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
1598
1599
547
1234
1238
1285
1437
1285
1178
1178
85
7
0
0
0
0
0
55
25
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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