The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
7.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)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
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)566667777777777777776777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71747885109150189163134149192226263261229173139131168168158148134110
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
5
SW
5
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
1.21
7:44AM
1.25
8:10PM
1.28
8:27AM
1.24
8:50PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
-0.08
1:20AM
-0.06
1:48PM
-0.11
2:07AM
-0.10
2:26PM
-0.11
2:49AM
-0.11
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--7:19-------7:20-------7:21-----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------151-
Temp. °C13161716161615141720201717171616192323221917129
Feels °C (?)7101212111211101215151111121212152019181517116
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