Belmar Fishing Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Belmar Fishing Pier Surf Guide

Belmar Fishing Pier in New Jersey is an exposed beach/Jetty break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips and rocks.

Belmar Fishing Pier Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	2	inconsistent	11.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Belmar Fishing Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Belmar Fishing Pier occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Belmar Fishing Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Belmar Fishing Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 22% of the time in September while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 34% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

22%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

34%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Belmar Fishing Pier Location Map

Interactive Belmar Fishing Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Belmar Fishing Pier is Lakehurst Naes Airport (NEL) in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Belmar Fishing Pier is Mc Guire Afb (Wrightstown) Airport (WRI), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Belmar Fishing Pier Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 23:02 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Belmar Fishing Pier look like?

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Tides at Belmar Fishing Pier

Current tide and informaton

For Belmar, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, 1 km from Belmar Fishing Pier.

Next High Water: 11:15pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 05:35am | 0.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Belmar Fishing Pier Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.4 °C) at Belmar Fishing Pier is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.