L Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
S
4
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
1.5
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
35
30
33
33
32
30
19
18
22
10
10
129
158
101
56
40
27
13
24
24
42
29
24
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
0
SE
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38AM1.32m
4:17PM1.42m
4:38AM1.36m
5:10PM1.55m
5:36AM1.40m
6:01PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.12m
10:43PM0.17m
10:51AM0.04m
11:36PM0.06m
11:39AM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
17
15
15
13
13
13
13
17
17
15
12
7
3
4
7
9
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
16
13
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
18
35
30
33
33
32
30
19
18
18
9
9
8
8
4
4
4
4
13
24
24
26
29
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
S
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
20
16
12
12
2
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
3
10
10
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
12
12
4
4
12
2
1
3
3
10
10
3
3
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
5
2
2
3
7
12
15
22
53
87
129
158
101
56
40
27
11
42
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
46
46
32
148
358
396
393
393
389
389
396
889
1530
889
57
230
2
14
2
3
0
206
96
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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