LBI Long Beach Island surf break

LBI Long Beach Island surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.7° C
(Which is 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 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)8888778877991099888998989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491191169151372944303050681171731531165034212025201822
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SE
5
SSE
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.37
7:09PM
1.10
7:20AM
1.39
7:46PM
1.12
7:55AM
1.38
8:22PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
-0.09
1:13AM
-0.00
1:56PM
-0.12
1:54AM
-0.02
2:33PM
-0.14
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----4:59-------5:00-------5:00---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C345210-2-4-5-5-3121-4-6-7-8-7-5-4-5-6-7
Feels °C (?)003-3-5-7-10-12-14-13-11-8-6-8-14-15-15-16-17-16-13-13-13-14
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