The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is 5.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The South Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.9
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)787777777555876455666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1811104444444435108287357404133241510
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
1.13
11:22PM
1.51
12:02PM
1.07
12:22AM
1.44
1:06PM
1.03
1:25AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
-0.15
4:42PM
-0.08
5:50AM
-0.07
5:40PM
0.01
6:54AM
0.01
6:45PM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:13-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----7:38-------7:39-------7:40---
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---21-------------21----
Temp. °C9810991075425666678109913131311
Feels °C (?)645223-1-2-3-5000-1-1-104561111129
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