LBI Long Beach Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.66° N 74.16° W

LBI Long Beach Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's LBI Long Beach Island sea temperature is
18.5°C
2.3° 

LBI Long Beach Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at LBI Long Beach Island today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
8
3
3
210
253
319
288
338
273
191
187
217
539
867
1029
1633
2198
2973
3106
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:38PM1.29m
1:18AM1.09m
1:31PM1.26m
2:11AM1.09m
2:23PM1.26m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.37m
6:52AM0.48m
8:09PM0.38m
8:13AM0.49m
9:11PM0.34m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
2
3
4
2
0
1
0
1
2
3
5
5
6
6
5
5
3
4
4
6
6
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