L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at L Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
80
117
137
179
339
526
620
850
1058
1162
1126
1406
692
554
422
355
263
210
169
140
137
112
87
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
25
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:18AM1.48m
2:03PM1.40m
2:14AM1.41m
2:58PM1.42m
3:09AM1.34m
3:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.07m
8:07PM0.23m
8:47AM0.09m
9:12PM0.23m
9:39AM0.09m
10:09PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
2
2
1
4
5
5
6
6
4
1
7
8
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
8
8
8
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
8
13
8
9
9
8
10
10
11
12
14
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
1
ESE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
2.4
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
80
7
3
898
692
554
422
355
263
210
169
140
137
112
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
11
6
6
6
12
19
21
30
31
33
35
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
0.7
ENE
5
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
91
24
117
137
179
339
526
620
850
1058
1162
1126
1406
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
50
52
478
453
228
228
248
453
279
240
162
156
21
57
52
52
49
44
46
44
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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