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8th Street Jetty surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 30 Mar 2025 EDT
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8th Street Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 8th Street Jetty sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 8th Street Jetty this week:

The surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Apr 01) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 8th Street Jetty in the next 12 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Apr 01) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Tue 1st Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Best Surf 2PM (Tue 1st Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Most Powerful11PM (Sun 30th Mar)5ft (1.5m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 8th Street Jetty over the next 12 days.

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Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
2
S
0.9
SSE
0.3
NNE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
1.1
ESE
1.4
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.5
ENE
0.9
NE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)6101010784945514141413131334446666677888883913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)671728280041121859117887777726102643512920799105511623
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NNE
25
E
25
SE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
15
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offonglassoncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
1.44
10:32AM
1.25
10:51PM
1.42
11:25AM
1.17
11:44PM
1.36
12:23PM
1.10
12:41AM
1.28
1:24PM
1.03
1:41AM
1.20
2:25PM
0.98
2:43AM
1.13
3:28PM
0.95
3:46AM
1.08
4:32PM
0.96
4:51AM
1.06
5:34PM
1.00
5:52AM
1.06
6:30PM
1.06
6:45AM
1.09
7:17PM
1.12
7:30AM
1.11
7:58PM
1.18
8:10AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
-0.20
5:07AM
-0.20
5:13PM
-0.17
5:57AM
-0.16
5:59PM
-0.10
6:49AM
-0.09
6:48PM
-0.01
7:46AM
0.00
7:44PM
0.09
8:52AM
0.08
8:51PM
0.17
10:04AM
0.13
10:08PM
0.21
11:11AM
0.13
11:17PM
0.20
12:07PM
0.10
12:15AM
0.17
12:55PM
0.07
1:07AM
0.13
1:38PM
0.05
1:53AM
0.09
2:17PM
0.03
2:36AM
0.05
Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
Sunrise--6:45--6:43--6:41--6:39--6:37--6:37--6:35--6:33--6:31--6:31--6:28--6:28
Sunset7:19--7:20--7:21--7:22--7:22--7:23--7:24--7:25--7:27--7:28--7:29--7:30--
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Rain (mm)
----16------1-1-1--2135161--------1--
Temp. °C13161516148131256121722231924189767779108364388591213
Feels °C (?)1112101111178-106132022192218421433642-5-3-4-5-1228910

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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Information about the 8th Street Jetty Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 8th Street Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 8th Street Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 8th Street Jetty surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (8th Street Jetty) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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