The South Jetty Surf Forecast

/ New Jersey (82 breaks) / New Jersey (82 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (39.39° N 74.39° W)

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The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is 14.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The South Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (19 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (19 May)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	53	62	50	52	52	72	92	108	62	126	108	47	53	59	77	43	34	29	27	21	20	28	20	26
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	NW	NE	N	N	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:55AM1.16m					11:11PM1.58m				11:55AM1.12m				00:11AM1.49m				12:57PM1.11m
Low Tide		4:41AM-0.15m				4:29PM-0.06m					5:40AM-0.09m				5:30PM0.03m				6:41AM-0.03m				6:35PM0.11m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	4	6
Temp °C	23	23	22	27	29	29	23	24	21	22	23	27	29	27	20	20	17	14	13	12	12	11	10	10
Feels °C	22	22	21	26	26	26	20	22	19	20	22	26	26	23	20	22	17	10	9	7	7	7	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 11	SE 13	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	21	14	10	14	18	17	5	7	62	73	59	25	21	22	77	43	34	27	27	19	11	12	20	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 17	SE 13	SE 9	SE 7	SE 13	SE 10	SE 10	E 16	SE 16	SE 8	SE 8	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	11	7	14	8	7	4	4	5	10	24	23	9	8	8	22	21	21	29	21	21	20	28	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 16	SE 13	SE 16	SE 16	—	SE 16	SE 15	E 12	—	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	3	—	7	7	10	7	10	10	—	10	9	3	—	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 6	—	NNW 3	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4
kJ	53	62	50	52	52	72	92	108	36	126	108	47	53	59	58	—	1	—	2	9	20	22	15	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Seabrook Beach New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	The Cove at Sandy Hook New Jersey	Bethany Delaware	Naval Jetties Delaware	Belmar New Jersey	L Jetty New Jersey	Bonnet Shores Point Rhode Island	Bethany Delaware	L Jetty New Jersey	Bay Head New Jersey	North Wildwood New Jersey	Naval Jetties Delaware	Bay Head New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	States Avenue (Gas Chambers) New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	Cape May Avenue New Jersey	Coastguards Long Island NY	92nd Street Long Island NY	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Boilers (Ranger Station) Carolina North
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)	491	535	124	111	90	91	96	343	111	96	82	55	90	82	0	6	0	40	166	142	330	949	395	414
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey			The Cove at Sandy Hook	Sandy Hook/The Cove	The Cove at Sandy Hook	Phillips Pump House	Phillips Pump House		The Cove at Sandy Hook	Sandy Hook/The Cove	Manasquan Inlet	Phillips Pump House	Phillips Pump House	Phillips Pump House	Waverly	The Cove Cape May	Lavallette	Phillips Pump House
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Seaside Point Oregon North	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Fox Hill Point New Hampshire	Trayhan's Maine	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Twin Rivers Washington	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Elwha Washington	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Arrifana Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Cathedral Rock Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Pauba Brazil	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Itaúna Brazil
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5

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