L Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.20° N 74.01° W

L Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's L Jetty sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
20
19
18
14
14
19
32
46
61
51
48
36
27
27
27
33
54
77
64
42
33
18
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
35
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:55PM1.39m
2:18AM1.11m
2:47PM1.35m
3:16AM1.09m
3:43PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.35m
8:24PM0.37m
8:20AM0.40m
9:26PM0.37m
9:22AM0.40m
10:20PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
3
22
1
5
3
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
25
24
26
27
25
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
26
25
28
27
28
18
18
18
18
16
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
19
21
24
25
25
25
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