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L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
11.3° 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 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | |
36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 71 | 133 | 139 | 86 | 43 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 73 | 88 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | 10:04AM0.12m | 10:43PM0.17m | 10:51AM0.04m | 11:36PM0.06m | 11:39AM-0.02m | 00:30AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 73 | 88 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 71 | 133 | 139 | 86 | 43 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 126 | 358 | 863 | 393 | 393 | 389 | 403 | 788 | 889 | 656 | 656 | 41 | 57 | 240 | 2 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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