The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
25.1° C
2.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
15
0.3
S
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.8
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
7
19
83
139
89
150
157
74
63
51
47
35
37
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:17AM1.29m
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:55AM-0.12m
4:59PM0.00m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
2
5
6
6
29
4
Temp °C
27
26
24
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
25
22
23
23
23
25
28
29
27
25
Feels °C
25
25
23
28
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
29
24
22
23
23
24
25
30
30
29
26
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