The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.8° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
1
0
2
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2
2
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1
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1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
11
2.1
E
12
3
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
3
E
11
2
E
11
3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
3
E
11
3
ENE
11
1.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
470
725
757
1187
2236
1622
1420
2484
987
1830
1185
1275
1430
1520
935
1009
1069
1089
1128
1172
1864
2035
850
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
4:06AM0.96m
4:19PM1.20m
5:00AM1.05m
5:11PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
9:37AM0.49m
10:36PM0.35m
10:40AM0.42m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
5
6
5
6
5
7
7
5
5
6
7
9
8
6
5
4
3
2
3
4
5
5
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