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The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
30 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 83 | 127 | 125 | 110 | 202 | 206 | 161 | 123 | 123 | 92 | 65 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.02m | 8:30PM1.39m | 8:54AM1.02m | 9:09PM1.39m | 9:34AM1.01m | 9:46PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.12m | 1:54PM0.15m | 2:49AM0.10m | 2:31PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.10m | 3:06PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
3 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 110 | 202 | 206 | 161 | 123 | 123 | 92 | 65 | 61 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
30 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 83 | 127 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 22 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 436 | 441 | 954 | 954 | 613 | 954 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 436 | 96 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 183 | 383 | 431 |
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