Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.20° N 74.01° W

L Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's L Jetty sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.1° 

L Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at L Jetty today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2
NE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
12
24
18
28
46
54
45
37
31
35
69
106
95
175
240
363
532
612
778
721
667
739
932
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
W
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM1.14m
11:44AM1.36m
00:22AM1.10m
12:35PM1.31m
1:15AM1.08m
1:27PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.34m
5:56PM0.30m
5:41AM0.41m
6:54PM0.36m
6:44AM0.46m
8:00PM0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
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1
2
1
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1
1
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2
2
2
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Temp °C
16
16
17
19
22
24
24
17
14
10
9
8
8
11
10
8
7
6
6
7
9
11
11
10
Feels °C
13
14
15
17
21
23
22
15
8
3
2
0
0
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
2
4
4
2
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