The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
173
277
485
377
137
122
119
92
92
65
44
47
29
27
26
20
19
20
33
62
76
48
76
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
4:50AM0.91m
5:23PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
10:35AM0.32m
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
16
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
23
26
28
28
27
26
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
20
22
26
28
28
29
27
18
17
17
19
18
19
21
21
21
19
19
18
20
19
20
20
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