The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
E
12
2.3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1021
1173
1299
1489
1729
1771
2056
2115
2165
2202
2239
2239
2070
3213
3267
3321
3937
1565
3798
3680
3493
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.35m
7:01AM1.20m
7:16PM1.38m
7:41AM1.30m
7:57PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.33m
00:45AM0.23m
12:50PM0.24m
1:22AM0.15m
1:34PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
21
20
18
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
7
9
14
14
13
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