Harvey Cedars · Ocean County · New Jersey
Harvey Cedars Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Harvey Cedars, New Jersey: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 22 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.4 ft at 7:16 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 12 s · ESEplus 1.3 ft · 5 s · SSW
- Wind
- 22 mph (WNW), gusts 32offshore
- Tide
- 0.6 ft risinghigh 3.4 ft at 7:16 pm
- Water
- 60°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 4:46 pm
Harvey Cedars surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Harvey Cedars: 5 pm, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Harvey Cedars: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 31 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (W), gusts 33 | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 23 mph offshore (W), gusts 34 | 2.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 0.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | -0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 3.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 2.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 1.9 ft |
Harvey Cedars waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Harvey Cedars arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- Lulls
- about 52 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Harvey Cedars surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Harvey Cedars: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Harvey Cedars are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 31 | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 9 s · ESE | 16 mph onshore (E), gusts 21 | 18 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 3.6 ft · 6 s · NE | 19 mph cross-shore (N) | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 6 s · ENE | 20 mph offshore (NW) | 20 mph offshore (NW) | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 5 s · NNE | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 6 s · NE | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | calm | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Harvey Cedars are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Harvey Cedars tide chart and tide times
Tides at Harvey Cedars today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.0 ft at 12:30 am, high 4.6 ft at 6:52 am, low -0.2 ft at 1:17 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:16 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.6 ft and rising.
Harvey Cedars tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.0 ft at 12:30 amHigh 4.6 ft at 6:52 amLow -0.2 ft at 1:17 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.1 ft at 1:07 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:35 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:01 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:49 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:13 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:35 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 8:39 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:21 amHigh 5.2 ft at 8:50 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 9:09 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:12 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:26 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:12 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:03 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:49 amHigh 4.3 ft at 10:08 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:47 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.8 ft at 4:44 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:49 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 11:43 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:38 amHigh 3.3 ft at 11:54 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:38 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.6 ft at 12:41 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:37 amHigh 3.2 ft at 12:49 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Harvey Cedars water temperature
The water temperature at Harvey Cedars is about 60°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 40°F and a 22 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 60°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Harvey Cedars
- Barnegat Light4.1 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Ship Bottom5.4 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Island Beach State Park9.1 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- Beach Haven11 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Holgate15 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Seaside Park16 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
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About Harvey Cedars
Harvey Cedars is a jetty in Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, New Jersey, facing east-southeast.
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