North Street to 3rd Street Jetty Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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North Street to 3rd Street Jetty is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the SE, with glassy / no wind from the S, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | SE |
| Best wind | glassy / no wind from the S |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 2.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 3s |
| Swell direction | W (279°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 44091 (54 mi away) |
| Wind | 3 kt from the WSW — NDBC JCRN4 (18 mi away) |
North Street to 3rd Street Jetty 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for North Street to 3rd Street Jetty from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Aug 26 | 1–2 ft | 9s ESE | 14 kt S |
| Thu Aug 27 | 3 ft | 7s SE | 16 kt S |
| Fri Aug 28 | 2–3 ft | 7s SE | 9 kt W |
| Sat Aug 29 | 2–3 ft | 6s ESE | 13 kt ENE |
| Sun Aug 30 | 2 ft | 8s SE | 16 kt SSW |
| Mon Aug 31 | 2 ft | 7s SE | 13 kt SW |
| Tue Sep 1 | 2 ft | 6s SSE | 14 kt WSW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8534720 (Atlantic City (Ocean)), the nearest tide station (9 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 06:21 — Low 0.623 ft
- 2026-06-06 12:24 — High 3.324 ft
- 2026-06-06 18:10 — Low 1.034 ft
- 2026-06-07 00:28 — High 4.096 ft
- 2026-06-07 07:03 — Low 0.593 ft
- 2026-06-07 13:11 — High 3.482 ft
Frequently asked
Is North Street to 3rd Street Jetty working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 10:00 UTC), North Street to 3rd Street Jetty is off: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the W is off its ideal SE direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the SW.
Is North Street to 3rd Street Jetty good for beginners?
North Street to 3rd Street Jetty is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for North Street to 3rd Street Jetty?
North Street to 3rd Street Jetty tends to be best on a high outgoing tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for North Street to 3rd Street Jetty?
The best swell direction for North Street to 3rd Street Jetty is from the southeast (SE). Swell arriving from the southeast lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for North Street to 3rd Street Jetty?
North Street to 3rd Street Jetty is most often good when it's glassy, with little to no wind — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Light or offshore wind keeps the wave face clean; check the live report on this page for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for North Street to 3rd Street Jetty come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44091) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Atlantic City (Ocean)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether North Street to 3rd Street Jetty is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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