The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 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
10.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
15
28
26
25
25
22
12
11
9
6
4
8
5
10
5
7
10
24
53
99
150
193
382
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:25AM1.36m
2:11PM1.01m
2:30AM1.28m
3:22PM1.02m
3:42AM1.23m
4:32PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.06m
7:52PM0.15m
9:01AM0.09m
9:02PM0.19m
10:05AM0.09m
10:14PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:42
7:43
7:44
2
3
5
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
16
19
22
20
17
15
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
15
17
20
17
13
11
8
7
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
3
3
0
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
17
15
21
23
20
20
20
12
11
6
6
3
8
4
4
4
3
1
1
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
8
27
26
25
25
22
11
10
9
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
8
28
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
2
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
10
5
7
10
24
53
99
150
193
382
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
145
99
0
1
3
1
1
145
227
227
261
431
431
431
941
431
941
941
613
998
998
412
412
312
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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