The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 EDT
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The South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The South Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888888887777995566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9675725858454230303120181810101413528512714611510988
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
NW
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.16
6:35PM
1.42
7:05AM
1.24
7:21PM
1.42
7:50AM
1.30
8:04PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.22
12:50AM
0.14
12:51PM
0.18
1:33AM
0.10
1:39PM
0.14
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------6:58---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919222324222120202326272424222018191918181919
Feels °C (?)201920242323211919202426252323191614151514151717
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The South Jetty (calm at BUOY-JCRN4 18 km from The South Jetty). 1.0m 8s swell from the E with a 0.2m 5s windswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km away, 2 h 3 min ago

4 km/h
W
0.0
21.6
Air / Water (°C)
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