The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
52
52
39
24
24
25
22
24
24
24
17
18
16
25
25
25
25
26
26
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37AM1.52m
9:59PM1.32m
10:18AM1.55m
10:43PM1.25m
11:04AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.05m
3:46AM0.03m
4:31PM0.08m
4:28AM0.08m
5:26PM0.14m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
20
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
12
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
19
23
22
19
18
19
18
21
21
20
20
20
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