LBI Long Beach Island surf break

LBI Long Beach Island surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at LBI Long Beach Island today?

The current surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
44
51
61
54
57
60
188
159
149
116
104
104
109
116
108
81
57
57
56
62
74
119
132
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM1.63m
6:35AM1.38m
6:55PM1.73m
7:27AM1.41m
7:44PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:50AM-0.01m
00:41AM-0.02m
12:40PM-0.05m
1:35AM-0.09m
1:31PM-0.08m
2:29AM-0.14m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
Temp °C
15
14
17
15
12
11
10
10
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
17
20
20
17
17
18
19
19
13
11
15
10
8
6
5
5
10
12
12
13
11
10
11
11
14
15
15
13
13
14
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
8
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
40
44
51
61
54
57
60
188
159
149
116
104
104
109
116
108
81
57
57
56
39
33
119
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
6
4
35
119
72
45
73
63
50
39
22
26
50
52
47
34
34
36
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
5
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
9
9
5
2
1
1
37
25
63
41
20
16
26
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
S
3
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
33
31
62
74
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
275
275
275
275
86
51
20
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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