The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
190
186
151
186
156
162
156
122
151
212
238
229
187
177
163
125
125
123
94
83
60
59
59
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM1.15m
7:40PM1.34m
7:58AM1.13m
8:20PM1.37m
8:39AM1.12m
8:57PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.07m
1:13PM0.03m
1:48AM0.03m
1:51PM0.03m
2:29AM0.02m
2:27PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:47
7:49
7:50
5
6
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
11
12
14
16
16
15
11
8
9
8
11
14
15
13
12
8
8
8
7
6
7
6
4
6
9
10
11
13
11
11
5
2
3
2
4
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
186
190
186
151
186
156
162
156
122
151
212
238
229
187
177
163
125
125
123
94
83
60
59
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
21
17
11
11
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
10
15
26
44
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
111
111
98
303
311
284
311
284
284
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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