The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
15
14
8
14
22
44
115
113
80
85
113
134
125
108
105
91
48
35
31
25
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:32AM0.97m
2:01PM1.23m
2:28AM0.92m
3:01PM1.21m
3:39AM0.91m
4:08PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.45m
8:33PM0.47m
8:11AM0.49m
9:37PM0.48m
9:13AM0.50m
10:37PM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
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7:00
7:00
6:58
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Temp °C
23
22
22
25
24
24
24
23
21
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
25
27
24
26
27
23
17
15
13
14
17
16
16
16
17
16
18
19
20
20
20
21
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