The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
23.7° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
13
13
22
27
19
15
12
12
18
57
11
15
18
34
20
20
14
12
14
19
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
W
15
NW
15
N
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
E
5
N
10
ENE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
1:15PM1.14m
1:20AM1.16m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
7:09PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
4
1
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
33
34
34
27
23
24
23
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
31
32
35
34
33
24
24
24
24
25
28
27
26
27
28
27
25
27
27
28
28
27
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
6
3
21
13
13
13
12
17
11
7
8
11
18
11
10
18
20
8
8
14
9
14
7
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
22
22
3
12
12
12
12
18
7
11
7
1
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
19
1
1
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3
5
22
27
15
8
57
11
15
34
20
20
13
12
4
19
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
227
431
473
2326
1374
71
24
1
36
261
2369
3129
2326
1230
103
183
1172
613
145
2517
145
90
395
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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