L Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.20° N 74.01° W

L Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's L Jetty sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
20
19
18
14
14
14
20
28
32
40
40
40
31
24
24
33
35
32
29
32
19
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
5
SSE
35
NNE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:25AM1.17m
1:55PM1.39m
2:18AM1.11m
2:47PM1.35m
3:16AM1.09m
3:43PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.35m
8:24PM0.37m
8:20AM0.40m
9:26PM0.37m
9:22AM0.40m
10:20PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
25
1
3
3
1
3
Temp °C
25
24
24
26
26
24
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
25
24
25
28
25
26
15
19
21
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
25
27
27
26
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