The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 EDT
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The South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The South Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)777766644444445556777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474444322012111115151213121844483318101011101010
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
WSW
40
NW
35
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
25
SW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.26
8:54PM
1.52
9:24AM
1.24
9:40PM
1.56
10:12AM
1.20
10:28PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
-0.17
3:08AM
-0.21
3:08PM
-0.18
3:57AM
-0.20
3:53PM
-0.15
4:50AM
-0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
Sunset--7:36-------7:37-------7:37-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C232424201810999999101212141289131212107
Feels °C (?)222221181676555557911114056874-1
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