The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
35
35
29
25
24
59
86
91
81
54
39
49
26
43
31
18
8
8
15
16
10
18
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM1.00m
4:55PM1.44m
5:30AM1.05m
5:58PM1.51m
6:31AM1.11m
6:56PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.16m
11:25PM0.18m
11:10AM0.10m
00:25AM0.09m
12:13PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
28
31
30
29
27
24
23
24
28
31
32
30
30
28
26
26
28
29
32
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
29
30
30
29
28
24
23
25
29
31
31
30
31
29
28
29
30
28
31
26
26
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