The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
87
76
75
71
63
61
60
44
41
29
29
28
20
26
18
18
18
11
15
17
16
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
0
N
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:47PM1.20m
12:16PM1.41m
00:42AM1.12m
1:12PM1.41m
1:42AM1.06m
2:15PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.14m
6:38PM0.24m
6:34AM0.18m
7:42PM0.28m
7:33AM0.22m
8:52PM0.30m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:25
7:23
 mm
3
1
1
10
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
26
30
32
31
22
24
22
22
26
30
26
26
24
Feels °C
24
24
22
23
23
23
24
26
28
28
27
28
32
33
33
25
26
23
22
27
30
27
28
25
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