Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Surf Guide

Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport in New Jersey is a fairly exposed breakwater break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	3	inconsistent	11.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport:

The best conditions reported for surf at Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in November while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 33% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

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

blown out

35%

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

too small

33%

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

Explore Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Location Map

Interactive Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport 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 Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD), also in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.

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Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Surf Forecasts:

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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	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off

Tides at Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport

Current tide and informaton

For Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jersey, 1 km from Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport.

Next High Water: 12:40am | 1.16m

Next Low Water: 07:28am | 0.21m

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Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.9 °C) at Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport 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.