The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
25.2°C
3.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
41
40
29
39
27
42
40
28
18
18
17
17
17
16
10
10
6
6
7
13
12
13
7
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NE
0
E
5
WSW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM1.12m
1:12PM1.41m
1:42AM1.06m
2:15PM1.40m
2:53AM1.01m
3:30PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.18m
7:42PM0.28m
7:33AM0.22m
8:52PM0.30m
8:38AM0.24m
10:07PM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
28
29
29
27
24
24
23
26
30
31
28
25
22
22
21
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
29
30
31
30
25
26
25
28
31
31
29
27
25
23
20
22
25
26
25
23
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