12th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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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 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at 12th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
16
52
54
57
61
89
104
125
82
80
40
16
14
14
14
7
6
6
6
35
36
14
Wind (km/h)
5
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
0
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM0.98m
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
7:59
8:00
2
3
9
Temp °C
15
17
17
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
19
21
20
18
16
12
11
10
11
10
10
7
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
15
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
16
15
9
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
15
15
16
16
16
28
29
28
17
17
17
17
69
48
44
59
59
6
59
59
57
35
36
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
14
13
5
5
5
16
16
14
14
14
7
6
6
6
3
6
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
5
10
4
6
12
12
5
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
6
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.7
S
3
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
11
52
54
57
61
89
104
125
82
80
40
59
19
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
122
122
95
90
55
1
144
336
138
336
297
0
2
2
2
2
7
336
133
58
2
89
5
171
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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