The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
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1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.2
E
10
1.9
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
204
291
333
297
325
288
354
415
976
813
1179
1847
1616
2973
2702
2620
1179
1009
1069
1069
1109
1109
1326
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM0.91m
2:15PM1.20m
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
4:06AM0.96m
4:19PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.50m
8:50PM0.44m
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
9:37AM0.49m
10:36PM0.35m
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Temp °C
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
0
1
0
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
11
10
8
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