The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
140
103
82
52
20
27
20
12
12
23
14
31
37
42
94
64
67
52
50
15
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:44AM1.50m
10:01PM1.22m
10:21AM1.46m
10:40PM1.15m
10:59AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.10m
3:48AM0.15m
4:32PM0.17m
4:22AM0.24m
5:16PM0.26m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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1
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Temp °C
14
20
22
20
18
18
18
17
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
23
27
28
26
24
Feels °C
10
18
21
19
17
17
18
17
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
21
25
27
27
25
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