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The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | |
98 | 101 | 84 | 146 | 91 | 73 | 60 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:26PM0.96m | 3:37AM1.12m | 4:26PM1.06m | 4:40AM1.13m | 5:17PM1.19m | 5:35AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.25m | 9:06PM0.37m | 9:53AM0.20m | 10:16PM0.30m | 10:44AM0.13m | 11:17PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 98 | 101 | 84 | 98 | 91 | 73 | 60 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | — | SE 11 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 146 | — | — | — | 21 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 58 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 147 | 140 | 65 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 91 | 1 | 110 | 447 | 484 | 447 | 468 | 312 | 312 |
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