The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.3°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
23
15
20
27
26
14
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
17
17
17
15
15
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM1.39m
11:54PM1.13m
12:22PM1.33m
00:42AM1.04m
1:09PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.20m
5:48PM0.26m
5:44AM0.30m
6:41PM0.35m
6:30AM0.38m
7:35PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
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