The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
25.2° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
E
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
54
49
47
33
31
29
13
20
20
19
11
11
11
7
7
14
7
12
11
11
9
8
39
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
S
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
2:06AM0.98m
2:45PM1.22m
3:05AM0.92m
3:47PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
8:03AM0.36m
9:11PM0.44m
8:55AM0.41m
10:17PM0.45m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
26
28
30
28
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
27
25
27
28
29
27
26
26
25
24
26
26
27
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
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