The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
23.7° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
21
13
17
21
18
12
12
12
11
11
11
18
16
19
27
20
17
17
23
11
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
5
E
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
1:15PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
7:09PM0.30m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
30
29
29
33
34
34
26
22
24
23
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
23
Feels °C
32
32
33
35
34
33
22
25
26
23
24
28
27
26
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
6
6
3
21
21
13
13
21
10
7
7
12
11
11
11
18
7
7
13
8
8
5
6
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
22
22
22
3
12
12
12
12
1
1
2
14
14
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
18
23
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
W
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
17
1
1
11
11
11
7
16
16
19
27
20
17
17
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
124
227
431
1396
2517
75
227
5
1
227
58
99
2517
1566
3213
1196
111
931
771
1008
2517
2517
1074
320
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
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
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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