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The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | |
141 | 190 | 196 | 156 | 125 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 108 | 101 | 31 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 92 | 88 | 59 | 50 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.02m | 9:09PM1.39m | 9:34AM1.01m | 9:46PM1.38m | 10:12AM0.99m | 10:23PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.10m | 2:31PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.10m | 3:06PM0.18m | 4:04AM0.13m | 3:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 141 | 190 | 196 | 156 | 125 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 13 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 40 | 108 | 101 | 31 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 92 | 88 | 59 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 71 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 124 | 393 | 431 | 412 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 115 | 1164 | 436 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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