The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
49
37
30
43
60
67
72
75
99
67
41
39
46
53
67
61
82
73
36
35
47
59
89
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:51AM1.08m
2:31PM1.34m
2:57AM1.02m
3:41PM1.38m
4:19AM1.00m
4:55PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.15m
9:00PM0.29m
8:50AM0.16m
10:16PM0.26m
10:01AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
6
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
26
26
26
26
29
30
30
28
23
25
23
23
27
29
30
28
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
27
27
28
27
30
29
29
28
24
29
25
25
28
29
31
28
26
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