North Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.03° N 80.85° W

North Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Jetty sea temperature is
29.6° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Jetty at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
17
18
30
30
29
41
25
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
15
15
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:14PM2.16m
1:20AM1.96m
2:03PM2.12m
2:09AM1.88m
2:52PM2.10m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.18m
7:23PM0.38m
7:23AM0.28m
8:17PM0.48m
8:11AM0.36m
9:13PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
32
35
35
33
31
28
27
27
32
34
33
31
30
29
28
27
31
33
31
29
27
Feels °C
30
30
34
37
36
35
32
28
28
28
33
35
34
32
33
31
30
30
33
33
32
30
26
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