The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
50
51
30
42
31
31
28
31
33
21
20
19
18
22
33
42
68
90
77
57
72
58
37
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
E
5
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
4:26PM1.06m
4:40AM1.13m
5:17PM1.19m
5:35AM1.16m
6:04PM1.33m
6:26AM1.19m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.20m
10:16PM0.30m
10:44AM0.13m
11:17PM0.19m
11:31AM0.05m
00:14AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
6
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
9
9
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
7
7
9
8
8
6
3
3
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
12
10
11
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
49
50
51
30
42
31
31
28
31
33
21
20
19
18
10
10
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
6
6
13
8
4
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
21
13
13
13
8
4
8
30
1
1
1
3
2
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.3
N
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
Energy kJ
19
13
22
1
1
3
8
10
22
33
42
68
90
77
57
72
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
94
0
32
0
0
36
142
1
31
447
487
484
468
468
382
487
1283
1315
1392
3
120
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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