Surf-Forecast | Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Surf Guide

Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 74.54° W

Issued: 1 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport sea temperature is

24.9° C

Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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	24.9°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 7 August 2026, 07:29 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SSW	S	S	S
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross

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: 03:30pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 08:58am | 0.1m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Great Egg Harbor Inlet Longport Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 28.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (24.9 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 24.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite