LBI Long Beach Island surf break

LBI Long Beach Island surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
5.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)101011101010101010999999999988899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69259225830428131131127322719218815915615615212612375494646454339
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.34
7:31AM
1.43
7:51PM
1.44
8:11AM
1.44
8:30PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
-0.09
1:29AM
-0.07
1:51PM
-0.15
2:15AM
-0.14
2:31PM
-0.18
3:01AM
-0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:01-------7:00
Sunset--7:05-------7:06-------7:07-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C24531-1-2-2-20-10001123444555
Feels °C (?)-8-5-3-5-6-8-8-9-9-5-7-5-6-5-4-4-3-3-2-1-1023
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