L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at L Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
S
4
0.3
E
7
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
19
18
22
10
86
133
169
101
43
25
12
14
24
21
38
32
63
112
117
131
201
193
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17PM1.42m
4:38AM1.36m
5:10PM1.55m
5:36AM1.40m
6:01PM1.68m
6:30AM1.44m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.17m
10:51AM0.04m
11:36PM0.06m
11:39AM-0.02m
00:30AM-0.04m
12:28PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
12
13
18
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
11
10
10
14
16
6
7
5
6
6
7
11
9
9
8
10
10
11
12
12
14
12
10
10
6
5
5
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
32
30
19
18
18
9
9
8
8
9
4
4
7
14
24
21
38
32
63
112
117
131
201
193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
S
7
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
8
10
10
9
10
33
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
10
10
10
3
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
2
8
14
15
22
53
86
133
169
101
43
25
12
3
1
3
3
6
6
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
358
393
358
389
389
389
889
889
889
889
57
182
9
40
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
32
21
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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