L Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.20° N 74.01° W

L Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's L Jetty sea temperature is
25.4° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 9PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
28
21
8
27
33
32
25
26
31
31
31
31
23
22
21
19
16
71
29
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM1.54m
11:45PM1.35m
12:20PM1.49m
00:35AM1.25m
1:07PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.18m
5:39AM0.15m
6:20PM0.27m
6:22AM0.26m
7:19PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
24
27
28
26
24
23
23
23
23
25
26
27
26
25
24
25
27
27
27
28
29
Feels °C
25
27
29
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
26
25
27
29
27
26
29
28
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