L Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.20° N 74.01° W

L Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 3AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
17
42
64
57
50
40
37
37
51
50
37
36
36
30
33
21
18
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSW
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18AM1.11m
2:47PM1.35m
3:16AM1.09m
3:43PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.37m
8:20AM0.40m
9:26PM0.37m
9:22AM0.40m
10:20PM0.32m
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
20
8
2
11
4
2
2
Temp °C
26
23
20
19
20
20
21
24
24
22
22
22
22
21
20
19
20
21
21
Feels °C
24
23
15
16
18
17
18
23
24
23
23
23
22
19
20
20
20
20
20
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