The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
40
31
14
13
25
14
26
27
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
19
16
47
45
14
13
29
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:19PM1.34m
00:31AM1.18m
1:06PM1.30m
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.10m
6:22PM0.23m
6:34AM0.20m
7:16PM0.31m
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
27
29
30
29
27
26
24
24
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
28
29
30
28
27
Feels °C
27
25
29
31
32
31
29
29
26
26
28
29
28
27
28
28
26
25
28
28
29
28
29
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