1st Parking Lot Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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1st Parking Lot Surf Guide

1st Parking Lot in New Jersey is a reasonably exposed beach and point(Jetty) break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It's often crowded here. Hazards include rocks and pollution.

1st Parking Lot Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and jetty	2	consistent	12.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing 1st Parking Lot:

The best conditions reported for surf at 1st Parking Lot occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf 1st Parking Lot (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing 1st Parking Lot with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in April while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

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

blown out

10%

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

too small

77%

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

Explore 1st Parking Lot Location Map

Interactive 1st Parking Lot 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 1st Parking Lot is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to 1st Parking Lot is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), also in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away.

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1st Parking Lot Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 19:54 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	6	6	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off

Tides at 1st Parking Lot

Current tide and informaton

For Long Branch (fishing pier), New Jersey, 14 km from 1st Parking Lot.

Next High Water: 09:55pm | 1.44m

Next Low Water: 04:23am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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1st Parking Lot Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at 1st Parking Lot remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

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