12th Street Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.24° N 74.62° W

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's 12th Street Jetty sea temperature is

15.7°C

12th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 12th Street Jetty today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 12th Street Jetty at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 11	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 6	E 6	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	38	18	36	61	58	61	59	54	53	39	36	27	49	49	51	37	36	35	33	11	11	28	21	21
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				8:59AM1.55m				9:31PM1.27m				9:45AM1.54m				10:23PM1.22m				10:37AM1.49m
Low Tide		2:48AM-0.08m				3:37PM-0.10m				3:34AM-0.07m				4:26PM-0.08m				4:22AM-0.03m					5:17PM-0.04m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	13	14	14	12	12	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	14	11	9	10	9	7	8	10	10	13	12	11	11	12	12	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	38	17	36	61	58	61	59	54	53	19	15	27	49	49	51	37	36	35	33	11	11	28	21	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 11	SE 11	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 8	S 7	S 7	SE 4	SE 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	8	18	19	7	8	8	2	2	15	30	28	—	39	13	15	6	1	1	1	3	4	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	SE 7	E 8	E 7	E 5	E 5	E 7	E 7	—
kJ	20	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 2	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	—	1	9	17	19	35	33	23	33	39	36	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	57th Street New Jersey	St Phillip's New Jersey	Stockton New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	Queen Street New Jersey	Coastguards Long Island NY	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Fire Island Long Island NY	Jones Beach Long Island NY	Poverty Beach New Jersey	Stockton New Jersey	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts	Fishermans Island Virginia	Sea Girt New Jersey	Bradley Beach New Jersey	Indian River (Northside) Delaware	Willawahs Great Abaco	North End Virginia	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Assateague Maryland	Bethany Delaware
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	2	15	41	43	43	191	463	224	168	40	41	512	512	512	266	111	122	79	1415	284	538	771	122	87
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey	Poverty Beach	The Cove Cape May	Queen Street	The Cove Cape May	The Cove Cape May					Poverty Beach	Phillips Pump House					Sea Girt	7 Presidents Street Park
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1					1	1					1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	The Point Carolina North	The Point Carolina North	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Assateague Maryland	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2
Header Global	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Backdoor United States	Arrifana Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5	5	4

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