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The Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Jetty sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for The Jetty at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | |
39 | 39 | 60 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 72 | 105 | 108 | 105 | 91 | 112 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 109 | 41 | 34 | 40 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.18m | 10:16PM1.64m | 10:55AM1.16m | 11:11PM1.58m | 11:55AM1.12m | 00:11AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM-0.12m | 4:41AM-0.15m | 4:29PM-0.06m | 5:40AM-0.09m | 5:30PM0.03m | 6:41AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 39 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 59 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 59 | 41 | 34 | 40 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | SE 18 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 60 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 72 | 105 | 108 | 105 | 91 | 112 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 109 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 942 | 942 | 312 | 493 | 493 | 109 | 98 | 92 | 493 | 105 | 98 | 125 | 312 | 104 | 83 | 48 | 86 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 147 |
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