The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
22.5° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
44
33
21
21
36
32
32
36
20
8
8
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
13
13
15
20
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
SW
20
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:30AM1.01m
10:37PM1.35m
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.12m
3:56PM0.22m
4:53AM0.13m
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
29
32
32
30
29
28
28
29
33
34
36
34
29
27
27
27
30
34
35
29
23
25
Feels °C
25
26
31
32
31
30
30
28
30
31
36
34
36
34
31
29
30
31
33
35
35
28
23
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
15
23
17
21
21
21
21
21
18
11
7
7
23
23
22
9
10
7
7
7
4
13
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
15
21
20
20
7
8
22
22
22
21
13
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
23
44
33
16
20
36
32
32
36
2
7
11
13
9
20
1
1
1
2
15
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
0
41
487
1171
535
71
40
0
99
145
52
1074
24
36
30
261
183
1074
2517
58
198
31
40
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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