The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
260
281
246
257
215
189
335
159
159
159
128
128
102
110
114
116
89
93
66
67
66
41
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM1.27m
6:38PM1.29m
7:03AM1.38m
7:23PM1.31m
7:45AM1.49m
8:09PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.22m
00:36AM0.10m
1:08PM0.11m
1:16AM0.03m
1:57PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
11
10
8
8
8
12
10
11
10
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