Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at LBI Long Beach Island today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at LBI Long Beach Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 64 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.10m | 2:50PM1.32m | 3:17AM1.08m | 3:46PM1.32m | 4:18AM1.09m | 4:44PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.39m | 9:37PM0.37m | 9:33AM0.39m | 10:30PM0.33m | 10:27AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
17 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 3 |
31 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 64 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 458 | 458 | 907 | 100 | 1048 | 287 | 111 | 110 | 107 | 129 | 216 | 344 | 147 | 402 | 147 | 160 | 51 | 448 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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