Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.03° N 80.85° W

North Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Jetty sea temperature is
25.3°C
0.8° 

North 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 North Jetty today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Jetty at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.1
E
13
1.3
E
14
1.2
E
14
1.1
E
14
1
E
14
1.1
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
30
26
39
144
217
236
248
275
275
276
271
545
657
964
423
665
573
462
368
436
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM1.91m
1:22PM2.13m
1:43AM1.88m
2:16PM2.11m
2:36AM1.90m
3:09PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.54m
7:41PM0.65m
7:34AM0.59m
8:35PM0.66m
8:33AM0.61m
9:30PM0.63m
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clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
25
22
18
15
13
15
15
13
11
9
9
11
15
17
16
14
12
10
9
11
16
19
18
17
Feels °C
25
20
13
10
6
8
8
5
3
1
1
3
8
11
10
8
6
4
3
6
12
15
13
13
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