The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is

24.5° C

The South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	25	20	24	33	36	37	26	22	21	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	34	47	34	29	23	12	14
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:07PM1.59m				7:42AM1.14m					8:05PM1.64m				8:41AM1.19m				9:01PM1.66m				9:34AM1.24m
Low Tide				1:37AM-0.05m				1:22PM-0.08m					2:31AM-0.12m				2:20PM-0.12m				3:20AM-0.16m


	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—
	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	25	27	27	24	25	24	24	25	31	35
Feels °C	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	21	20	23	23	24	21	22	22	22	25	32	35
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 5	SE 9
kJ	3	3	9	33	36	37	26	8	12	12	12	6	5	5	5	13	13	13	21	13	12	12	12	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	S 6	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	—	SE 9	—
kJ	4	4	3	9	3	3	8	13	12	5	12	12	6	13	13	3	3	3	3	1	1	—	12	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SE 9	—	SSE 5	SE 9	E 5	ESE 5	SSE 5	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 7	—
kJ	—	—	14	3	1	1	1	1	—	12	—	5	13	5	3	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	W 3	SSW 5
kJ	25	20	24	—	—	—	—	22	21	—	5	—	—	—	1	4	14	34	47	34	29	23	1	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Backyards Nova Scotia	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	South End Carolina South	LBI Long Beach Island New Jersey	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Plum Island Massachusetts	Costellos New Hampshire	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Assateague Maryland	Long Beach Carolina North	Tuckers Bermuda	Loch Arbor New Jersey	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Seabrook Beach New Hampshire	Chicahauk Carolina North	Bradley Beach New Jersey	Bradley Beach New Jersey	Lbi 5th Street Beach Haven New Jersey	LBI Long Beach Island New Jersey
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	795	1077	561	798	36	560	561	560	561	484	498	560	560	145	693	1174	100	560	491	382	99	99	24	36
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey					Tices Sholls												Phillips Pump House				7 Presidents Street Park	7 Presidents Street Park	Seaside Park	Lavallette
Rating (10 max)					1												1				1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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