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L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at L Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
87 | 103 | 61 | 71 | 39 | 69 | 112 | 74 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 110 | 163 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.84m | 8:13AM1.47m | 8:29PM1.85m | 9:08AM1.45m | 9:22PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM-0.09m | 2:16AM-0.16m | 2:11PM-0.10m | 3:08AM-0.17m | 3:04PM-0.08m | 4:00AM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 18 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 |
 kJ | 87 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 47 | 74 | 86 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 18 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | 24 | 25 | 12 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 103 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 69 | 112 | — | — | 79 | 91 | 110 | 163 | 57 | — | — | — | 39 | 64 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 204 | 352 | 1199 | 206 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 75 | 563 | 249 | 249 | 863 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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