The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
69
123
119
70
55
71
54
47
51
51
41
39
18
44
42
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
5
S
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:23PM1.40m
8:49AM1.05m
9:02PM1.41m
9:27AM1.10m
9:38PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.14m
2:24PM0.18m
3:15AM0.11m
3:01PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
2
4
25
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
22
22
22
22
23
25
26
25
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
21
Feels °C
22
22
20
21
24
25
23
26
25
24
21
19
19
19
21
22
23
24
21
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