18th St. 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at 18th St., New Jersey. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 2–3ft, 10s period, rated Poor - Fair. Early morning is your best window — 2-3ft waves on ESE swell at 9s with calm winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 17mph, bringing conditions down to poor.
Sun, May 17: 2–3ft, 8s period, rated Poor - Fair. First light looks cleanest — 2-3ft on S swell at 6s with gentle W breeze. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 13mph from the S and dropping conditions to poor - fair.
Mon, May 18: 1–2ft, 8s period, rated Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 1-2ft and mostly poor with glassy conditions. Afternoon breeze fills in to 10mph.
Tue, May 19: 1–2ft, 9s period, rated Poor. Skip the dawn patrol — 1-2ft and poor early on. Later in the day looks more promising — 1-2ft and poor.
Wed, May 20: 1–2ft, 6s period, rated Poor - Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 2-3ft on S swell at 5s with 9mph SW winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 14mph, bringing conditions down to poor - fair.