The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.3° 

The South 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 The South Jetty today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
29
52
67
58
60
110
66
32
31
38
41
53
61
44
35
25
35
36
45
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM1.34m
2:57AM1.02m
3:41PM1.38m
4:19AM1.00m
4:55PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.29m
8:50AM0.16m
10:16PM0.26m
10:01AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
3
8
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
27
26
27
26
29
31
30
28
26
23
23
23
27
29
31
30
27
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
30
31
30
28
28
26
24
25
29
29
31
30
28
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