LBI Long Beach Island surf break

LBI Long Beach Island surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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LBI Long Beach Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's LBI Long Beach Island sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at LBI Long Beach Island today?

The current surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (09 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

Table - waves today at LBI Long Beach Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
92
72
61
52
86
125
148
160
126
95
77
87
124
131
105
111
108
99
83
69
49
38
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
15
S
20
S
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NE
10
ENE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:55AM1.25m
1:42PM1.11m
1:47AM1.24m
2:32PM1.17m
2:42AM1.25m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.41m
7:29AM0.27m
7:36PM0.42m
8:30AM0.24m
8:54PM0.37m
9:26AM0.19m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
13
14
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
19
21
21
19
14
13
12
11
10
9
11
8
11
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
14
15
18
18
17
18
12
11
10
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.3
E
9
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
26
27
43
45
44
43
27
27
27
26
25
77
87
124
131
105
14
108
99
83
69
49
24
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
14
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
14
14
14
14
13
6
14
14
13
13
24
38
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
SE
8
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
3
10
15
13
14
14
14
29
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
12
92
72
61
52
86
125
148
160
126
95
42
111
1
1
1
10
12
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
51
40
0
3
275
401
275
86
75
2
147
2
0
0
20
68
68
0
0
0
0
0
32
77
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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