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L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at L Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
93 | 196 | 160 | 46 | 28 | 51 | 39 | 51 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 52 | 89 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 75 | 135 | 94 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.85m | 9:08AM1.45m | 9:22PM1.80m | 10:06AM1.42m | 10:20PM1.73m | 11:07AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM-0.10m | 3:08AM-0.17m | 3:04PM-0.08m | 4:00AM-0.15m | 3:57PM-0.03m | 4:52AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 32 |
25 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 5 | 83 | 102 | 46 | 28 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 49 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 18 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 196 | 160 | 11 | 19 | — | — | 51 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 62 | 41 | 52 | 89 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 75 | 135 | 94 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 249 | 863 | 863 | 443 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
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