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The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
3.3° C
 (Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 4km away, Resorts Casino Hotel Beach Camera

How big are the waves at The South Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666344555555665678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8884411616334852703023231730691881631551078181
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
SE
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
1.04
12:25PM
1.03
1:08AM
1.02
1:12PM
0.92
2:00AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
-0.08
6:12AM
0.09
6:41PM
-0.01
7:08AM
0.16
7:26PM
0.06
8:07AM
0.21
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset4:50-------4:51-------4:52-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------12433-244-
Temp. °C98877781012131514131176109777787
Feels °C (?)665332357811121182166455540
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