Bradley Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Bradley Beach Surf Guide

Bradley Beach in New Jersey is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Watch out for rocks.

Bradley Beach Spot Info

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

Surfing Bradley Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bradley Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bradley Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Bradley Beach 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 29% of the time in September while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 19% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

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

blown out

52%

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

too small

19%

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

Explore Bradley Beach Location Map

Interactive Bradley Beach 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 Bradley Beach is Lakehurst Naes Airport (NEL) in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bradley Beach is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bradley Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 18:50 Local Time

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

What does Bradley Beach look like?

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Tides at Bradley Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Long Branch (fishing pier), New Jersey, 9 km from Bradley Beach.

Next High Water: 12:09am | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 06:27am | 0.27m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bradley Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.4 °C) at Bradley Beach 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 (13.0 °C).

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