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LBI Long Beach Island Surf Forecast
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LBI Long Beach Island surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at LBI Long Beach Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
51 | 51 | 28 | 34 | 64 | 86 | 89 | 77 | 62 | 75 | 125 | 154 | 146 | 124 | 113 | 139 | 115 | 86 | 127 | 118 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.40m | 9:28PM1.74m | 10:12AM1.37m | 10:27PM1.66m | 11:14AM1.35m | 11:28PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM-0.06m | 4:12AM-0.14m | 4:10PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.09m | 5:04PM0.06m | 5:59AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 51 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 95 | 75 | 40 | 41 | 96 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 21 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 14 | 34 | 64 | 86 | 89 | 77 | 62 | 75 | 125 | 154 | 146 | 124 | 113 | 139 | 115 | 86 | 127 | 118 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 181 | 907 | 907 | 907 | 295 | 459 | 81 | 36 | 40 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 275 | 448 | 86 | 86 | 126 | 64 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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