The South Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
7.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
ENE
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)777777777776667766676666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15815317322626330324321217813515014111510411011013753554085468283
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
5
NE
10
E
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
1.28
8:27AM
1.24
8:50PM
1.32
9:06AM
1.21
9:26PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
-0.11
2:07AM
-0.10
2:26PM
-0.11
2:49AM
-0.11
3:01PM
-0.09
3:28AM
-0.09
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--7:20-------7:21-------7:21-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1--2653---------
Temp. °C1721211717171716192323181511976535791114
Feels °C (?)121616111111131216202015159620-2-4-1261013
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