The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
25.6° C
2.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
6
12
6
3
7
9
19
56
52
110
64
51
41
41
34
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:00PM1.41m
11:33AM1.37m
11:45PM1.29m
12:19PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.03m
5:06AM0.01m
5:28PM0.13m
5:50AM0.10m
6:22PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
3
10
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
21
20
23
24
23
23
25
28
29
29
26
Feels °C
23
25
25
26
25
24
23
22
20
18
20
22
23
25
27
32
32
31
29
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