The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
51
51
73
67
50
47
55
73
90
66
64
66
81
64
49
37
38
31
23
22
21
22
33
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM0.90m
2:35AM1.12m
3:26PM0.96m
3:37AM1.12m
4:26PM1.06m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.28m
8:01PM0.39m
9:01AM0.25m
9:06PM0.37m
9:53AM0.20m
10:16PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
2
1
6
7
2
Temp °C
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
21
23
23
21
16
15
14
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
10
11
13
13
15
15
15
20
20
19
19
14
13
11
8
6
6
7
8
9
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
29
28
28
17
17
17
47
55
73
90
66
64
66
81
64
49
37
38
31
23
22
21
22
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
16
16
14
14
14
13
6
6
6
6
8
15
13
14
5
3
11
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
3
6
12
5
3
7
7
7
6
5
12
5
5
14
13
13
13
13
3
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
53
51
51
73
67
50
1
2
11
2
5
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
436
311
311
68
3
90
32
0
0
14
32
33
0
0
0
0
147
140
140
65
1
36
142
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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