The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
202
187
382
169
140
119
89
85
75
76
73
45
28
26
16
15
20
20
12
14
24
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
4:50AM0.91m
5:23PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
10:35AM0.32m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
27
29
28
28
26
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
25
27
27
29
26
19
18
19
19
21
21
21
21
22
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
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