North Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.41° N 81.40° W

North Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Jetty sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Jetty at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
28
39
23
23
14
14
14
13
13
24
13
17
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
S
10
SW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:00PM1.59m
3:01AM1.36m
3:57PM1.56m
3:58AM1.34m
4:56PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.25m
9:43PM0.40m
9:35AM0.28m
10:39PM0.40m
10:30AM0.27m
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
1
7
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
31
33
30
28
26
26
26
26
29
31
30
28
25
25
25
25
26
30
32
31
28
Feels °C
34
35
31
30
27
27
28
29
32
32
31
29
28
28
28
28
29
32
33
34
33
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