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L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
L Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's L Jetty sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at L Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 1.26 | 1:10PM 1.23 | 1:54AM 1.28 | 2:02PM 1.16 | 2:45AM 1.30 | 2:56PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 0.23 | 7:40PM 0.09 | 8:10AM 0.22 | 8:29PM 0.09 | 9:04AM 0.19 | 9:13PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -11 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -16 |
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