The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
156
128
128
98
96
80
85
86
89
91
94
66
41
39
38
39
39
21
20
30
46
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:03AM1.38m
7:23PM1.31m
7:45AM1.49m
8:09PM1.30m
8:29AM1.57m
8:55PM1.29m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.11m
1:16AM0.03m
1:57PM0.02m
1:58AM-0.02m
2:43PM-0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
11
11
10
10
8
7
8
12
11
11
11
10
8
7
9
14
15
15
14
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