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36th Street in New Jersey is a fairly exposed beach/Jetty break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are mainly lefts. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall 36th Street Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to 36th Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport	1 mi
Second closest break	Margate Pier	1 mi
Third closest break	Waverly	1 mi
Fourth closest break	North Street	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Ventnor Pier	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to 36th Street:
Closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	27 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	59 mi
Third closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	86 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	98 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	101 mi
Tide stations nearest to 36th Street:
Closest tide station	Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jers	0 mi
Second closest tide station	Dock Thorofare, Risley Channel, New Jersey	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Ocean City, 9th Street Bridge, New Jersey	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ventnor City, ocean pier, New Jersey	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Steelmanville, Patcong Ck., 2.5 n.mi. above ent, Gr	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to 36th Street:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	86 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	100 mi
Third closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	109 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Blue Mountain Ski Area (United States)	117 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Campgaw Mountain (United States)	122 mi
Town and city forecasts close to 36th Street:
Closest city location	Longport (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Margate City (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Linwood (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ocean City (United States)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Somers Point (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to 36th Street is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to 36th Street is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD), also in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Millville Muni Airport (MIV) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away.
• Mc Guire Afb (Wrightstown) Airport (WRI) in USA is 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Lakehurst Naes Airport (NEL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to 36th Street and is 82 km (51 miles) away.