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12th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 04 Jan 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
12th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 12th Street Jetty sea temperature is
4.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 6km away, Ocean City Beach Cam and Surf Report | Hosted at 7th Street Surf Shop
How big are the waves at 12th Street Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for 12th Street Jetty at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jan) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jan) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jan) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 12th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46PM 1.21 | 9:01AM 1.44 | 9:39PM 1.20 | 9:52AM 1.36 | 10:32PM 1.18 | 10:43AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM -0.26 | 2:45AM -0.17 | 3:31PM -0.24 | 3:34AM -0.13 | 4:16PM -0.20 | 4:22AM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - |
| Sunset | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | -5 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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