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12th Street Jetty Surf Forecast
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12th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 12th Street Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for 12th Street Jetty at 3PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 12th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | E 18 | E 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 38 | 48 | 69 | 89 | 105 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 74 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.28m | 10:02PM1.59m | 10:47AM1.25m | 11:00PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.23m | 00:00AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM-0.17m | 3:48PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.15m | 4:40PM-0.02m | 5:34AM-0.10m | 5:34PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 52 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 24 | 59 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 18 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | E 12 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 51 | 77 | 45 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 38 | 48 | 69 | 89 | 105 | 47 | 73 | 112 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 74 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 27 | 122 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 356 | 521 | 138 | 95 | 30 | 138 | 119 | 119 | 336 | 509 | 142 | 65 | 65 | 122 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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