Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.03° N 80.85° W

North Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Jetty sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Jetty at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
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
1
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)
1.1
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.5
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
11
1
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
272
764
330
255
187
48
47
44
42
41
40
40
85
33
116
121
50
108
254
50
30
50
40
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:29AM1.95m
4:01PM2.13m
4:22AM2.04m
4:52PM2.17m
5:13AM2.15m
5:41PM2.22m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.58m
10:23PM0.54m
10:35AM0.51m
11:12PM0.43m
11:30AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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6:44
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Temp °C
16
15
13
15
20
22
21
20
19
18
16
17
20
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
11
10
8
10
16
18
16
15
15
15
12
13
16
19
18
17
16
15
14
15
17
17
18
19
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