North Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.41° N 81.40° W

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Jetty sea temperature is

29.2° C

North Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Jetty today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Jetty at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	E 6	E 8	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	4	2	5	62
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	NE	E	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			10:39AM1.92m					11:02PM2.16m				11:31AM1.93m				11:49PM2.06m				12:21PM1.92m
Low Tide	4:34AM-0.05m				4:44PM-0.07m					5:21AM-0.03m				5:37PM0.03m				6:09AM0.02m				6:31PM0.15m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	26	26	29	31	29	29	29	29	29	28	31	30	31	29	26	26	25	25	29	31	29	30	28
Feels °C	28	28	31	33	31	32	31	32	32	30	34	31	33	31	28	28	28	27	31	32	29	32	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 6	E 6	E 8	SE 6
kJ	11	10	10	10	10	8	7	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	1	1	5	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	E 6	—
kJ	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 2	WNW 2	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	S 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 6
kJ	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	2	9	22	38	112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Robert Moses State Park Long Island NY	Runaway Bay Jamaica	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Tea Break Amber Coast	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Fishermans Point Costa del Balsamo	Jiquilillo Leon Province	Flagpoles Florida - South	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Coral Cove Florida - South	Spanish House Florida - North	Spanish House Florida - North	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	7th Avenue Florida - North	The Barge Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1441	1441	740	613	613	1353	1390	1441	1441	1589	2037	2049	2059	434	369	405	290	290	2037	2037	80	12	3
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida																	Chernobyl	Chernobyl			Peanuts	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef
Rating (10 max)																	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Driftwoods CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Driftwoods CAL - Santa Barbara	Driftwoods CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	3
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	East Pier (Port Alfred) South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5

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