Sea Isle City · Cape May County · New Jersey
Sea Isle City Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Sea Isle City, 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 20 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.4 ft at 7:22 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 12 s · ESEplus 0.9 ft · 5 s · SW
- Wind
- 20 mph (WNW), gusts 31offshore
- Tide
- 0.4 ft risinghigh 3.4 ft at 7:22 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:50 pm
Sea Isle City surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sea Isle City: 7 am, Good, on a falling high 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 Sea Isle City: 6 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 | Good | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 34 | 3.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 34 | 2.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 0.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | -0.2 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Fair | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 3.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 23 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.9 ft |
Sea Isle City waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Sea Isle City arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 260 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 7% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sea Isle City surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sea Isle City: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sea Isle City 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 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 12 s · ESE | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.9 ft · 4 s · ESE | 11 mph onshore (E), gusts 18 | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 2 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 6 s · ENE | 20 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 29 | 19 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 28 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 7 s · ENE | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 13 | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | calm | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sea Isle City are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sea Isle City tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sea Isle City today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.1 ft at 12:34 am, high 4.6 ft at 6:55 am, low -0.3 ft at 1:21 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:22 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.4 ft and rising.
Sea Isle City tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low -0.1 ft at 12:34 amHigh 4.6 ft at 6:55 amLow -0.3 ft at 1:21 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:22 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:11 amHigh 4.7 ft at 7:38 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:08 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:58 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:49 amHigh 4.6 ft at 8:18 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:43 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 8:43 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:24 amHigh 5.4 ft at 8:55 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:29 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 9:11 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:16 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:30 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:22 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:52 amHigh 4.2 ft at 10:14 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 10:50 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:47 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:08 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:54 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 11:44 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.6 ft at 5:42 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:01 pmLow 0.4 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.6 ft at 12:42 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:42 amHigh 3.2 ft at 12:55 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sea Isle City water temperature
The water temperature at Sea Isle City is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 20 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 59°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 Sea Isle City
- Avalon4.3 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Stone Harbor8.5 mi SSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Ocean City 7th Street11 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Wildwood Crest15 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Cape May20 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Atlantic City20 mi NE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Sea Isle City
Sea Isle City is a jetty in Sea Isle City, Cape May County, New Jersey, facing east-southeast. Also called SIC and Sea Isle.
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