L Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.20° N 74.01° W

L Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's L Jetty sea temperature is
26.2° C
3.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 7AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
16
18
12
8
4
4
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
NW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
E
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31AM1.54m
7:48PM1.79m
8:21AM1.60m
8:35PM1.76m
9:09AM1.62m
9:22PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:26AM-0.11m
1:29PM-0.07m
2:14AM-0.16m
2:21PM-0.08m
2:59AM-0.16m
3:10PM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
29
29
28
26
24
21
22
26
28
30
30
27
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
29
29
26
26
22
23
24
26
28
30
28
25
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
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