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12th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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 1.7°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 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 7 | S 6 | ESE 10 | |
60 | 60 | 26 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 71 | 139 | 10 | 232 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.13m | 4:04PM1.14m | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:59PM1.25m | 5:22AM1.18m | 5:53PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.25m | 10:46AM0.10m | 11:26PM0.16m | 11:34AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 60 | 60 | 30 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | 21 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 71 | 139 | 164 | 232 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 171 | 171 | 165 | 173 | 310 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 512 | 472 | 297 | 494 | 494 | 495 | 1415 | 1415 | 1188 | 298 |
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