The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.7
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
4
5
7
7
7
7
4
4
4
8
8
3
4
7
14
60
117
123
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
20
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
E
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM1.28m
10:40PM1.56m
11:17AM1.29m
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:08AM-0.16m
4:05PM-0.08m
4:55AM-0.12m
4:59PM0.00m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
6
12
28
6
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
33
30
29
27
26
24
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
27
27
29
29
32
30
30
26
24
22
25
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
26
28
27
21
22
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