The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
11.4° C
(Which is 4.3°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 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.7
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)666667777666664444457455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9147588086261756244412920191215121196726102237
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.44
8:37AM
1.26
8:54PM
1.52
9:24AM
1.24
9:40PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
-0.12
2:20AM
-0.17
2:25PM
-0.17
3:08AM
-0.21
3:08PM
-0.18
3:57AM
-0.20
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:15
Sunset--7:35-------7:36-------7:37-----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C2426231918221919222424211312111212121199101012
Feels °C (?)232420151520171820222118999101098557711
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