The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 4AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
24
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25
Saturday
26
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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11 PM
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Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
13
4
E
13
3
E
13
4.5
ENE
13
3
E
13
2.5
E
13
4.5
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
2.3
E
12
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2277
2297
2277
3877
2070
4465
4749
4993
5111
2705
6329
2744
2269
5563
5067
4013
1398
1126
859
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:16PM1.38m
7:41AM1.30m
7:57PM1.40m
8:20AM1.39m
8:38PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.15m
1:34PM0.16m
1:58AM0.08m
2:18PM0.09m
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light rain
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6
20
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
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14
13
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13
13
13
13
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13
Feels °C
8
8
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8
6
7
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8
7
3
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5
5
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6
7
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