The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is

15.1°C

The South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	67	68	75	82	79	77	75	130	106	81	81	65	64	39	38	38	78	79	79	81	99	103	99	97
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:51PM1.22m				6:19AM1.43m				6:35PM1.19m				7:00AM1.46m					7:18PM1.16m
Low Tide		11:37AM0.12m				11:48PM0.05m				12:26PM0.08m				00:29AM0.05m					1:11PM0.05m				1:07AM0.06m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	4:47
mm	6	21	6	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	12	11	13	13	11	8	8	9	11	12	15	15	14	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	17	16	17	16	15	13	12	7	4	5	5	3	1	1	2	5	6	10	10	10	8	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	67	68	75	82	79	77	75	130	106	81	81	65	64	39	38	38	78	79	79	81	99	103	99	97
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	S 5	SSW 5	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 7	S 6	S 6	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 6	N 4	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	2	2	19	8	16	2	2	2	2	8	7	3	5	20	31	31	1	2	—	—	—	—	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	E 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	E 12
kJ	—	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	3	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSW 5	SW 5	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	W 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 3	W 3
kJ	34	35	25	—	—	—	—	2	4	5	5	8	7	8	8	9	9	5	5	5	11	7	5	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	7 Presidents Street Park New Jersey	55th Street Pier New Jersey	Bethany Delaware	Wildwood Crest New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	The South Jetty New Jersey	Ocean City - 14th 15th St New Jersey	Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport New Jersey	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Georgica (East Hampton) Long Island NY	57th Street New Jersey	Fenwick Delaware	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	55th Street Pier New Jersey	55th Street Pier New Jersey	55th Street Pier New Jersey	Crystals New Jersey	Crystals New Jersey	Crystals New Jersey	Crystals New Jersey	55th Street Pier New Jersey
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)	110	27	111	59	0	0	0	0	0	21	15	252	256	28	116	32	27	27	27	3	3	3	3	27
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey	Sandy Hook/The Cove	55th Street Pier	The Cove at Sandy Hook	Poverty Beach	Waverly	Waverly	Waverly	Phillips Pump House	Phillips Pump House	Phillips Pump House	Waverly			10th Street (Avalon)		Sumner Avenue (Strathmere)	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere)	47th Street	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere)	Waverly	Waverly	Waverly	Manasquan Inlet	52nd Street
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9

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