The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
21.6° C

2.7°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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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 Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
20
20
20
13
12
13
54
119
106
113
108
95
64
34
37
29
34
38
40
32
26
26
28
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
25
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:27PM1.20m
2:34AM1.16m
3:24PM1.21m
3:31AM1.06m
4:20PM1.23m
4:31AM1.00m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.24m
8:48AM0.11m
9:23PM0.29m
9:38AM0.17m
10:25PM0.30m
10:28AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
28
26
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
22
21
21
21
19
18
18
24
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
21
19
23
24
25
23
20
21
21
17
15
15
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
20
20
20
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
30
37
29
34
38
40
32
26
26
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.5
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
16
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
5
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
9
13
12
13
54
119
106
113
108
95
64
34
1
1
2
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
941
347
227
273
1082
2874
1447
1447
99
650
2214
82
3
14
31
145
36
36
1
36
36
36
36
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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