The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
0.7
S
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
650
299
223
172
179
183
135
104
74
42
60
48
83
49
55
55
55
27
23
21
14
43
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM1.24m
00:08AM1.22m
12:42PM1.28m
00:57AM1.15m
1:32PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.10m
5:52PM0.24m
6:13AM0.12m
6:50PM0.27m
6:59AM0.13m
7:51PM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:05
 mm
2
5
4
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
27
26
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
25
26
27
29
29
22
21
22
22
22
22
24
26
27
26
26
25
28
29
27
26
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