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L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 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 2.3°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 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | |
34 | 34 | 22 | 43 | 86 | 85 | 65 | 112 | 116 | 135 | 124 | 171 | 276 | 306 | 371 | 343 | 306 | 214 | 171 | 166 | 135 | 101 | 168 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.22m | 9:51PM1.47m | 10:28AM1.17m | 10:30PM1.41m | 11:13AM1.12m | 11:15PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.06m | 3:31PM0.22m | 4:16AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.27m | 4:54AM0.18m | 4:41PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 86 | 85 | 65 | 112 | 116 | 135 | 124 | 171 | 276 | 306 | 371 | 343 | 306 | 214 | 171 | 166 | 135 | 101 | 168 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 352 | 1655 | 478 | 400 | 29 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 1655 | 29 | 1709 | 1655 | 1286 | 1208 | 1286 | 29 | 1286 | 1656 | 228 | 1208 | 1208 | 14 |
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