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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 pm Friday 08 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 12th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
16 | 41 | 52 | 43 | 57 | 72 | 97 | 117 | 121 | 80 | 72 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 1:33AM1.14m | 2:18PM1.00m | 2:25AM1.13m | 3:10PM1.06m | 3:21AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.36m | 8:01AM0.24m | 8:10PM0.37m | 9:01AM0.22m | 9:26PM0.33m | 9:56AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 64 | 70 | 90 | 90 | 77 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 17 | SE 12 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 41 | 52 | 43 | 57 | 72 | 97 | 117 | 121 | 80 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 99 | 42 | 1 | 336 | 463 | 336 | 142 | 133 | 58 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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