The South Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

The South Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The South Jetty sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
SW
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
15
16
18
15
19
15
14
14
8
14
22
35
111
113
101
109
131
146
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:32AM0.97m
2:01PM1.23m
2:28AM0.92m
3:01PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.42m
7:18AM0.45m
8:33PM0.47m
8:11AM0.49m
9:37PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
22
21
22
25
24
24
24
24
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
23
21
22
21
22
24
27
25
25
25
24
18
15
13
14
15
16
14
14
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