LBI Long Beach Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.66° N 74.16° W

LBI Long Beach Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's LBI Long Beach Island sea temperature is
24.5° C
2.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
12
19
15
6
9
13
8
8
8
8
10
8
7
7
7
7
17
62
144
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
25
E
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:39AM1.49m
9:52PM1.66m
10:34AM1.49m
10:45PM1.57m
11:28AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:38AM-0.17m
3:43PM-0.02m
4:24AM-0.15m
4:33PM0.03m
5:08AM-0.09m
5:22PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
4
17
4
3
Temp °C
26
26
29
31
34
32
29
27
25
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
23
Feels °C
27
26
29
29
33
32
28
26
23
21
24
22
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
24
21
21
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