LBI Long Beach Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.66° N 74.16° W

LBI Long Beach Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's LBI Long Beach Island sea temperature is
24.7° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
15
42
163
198
112
107
91
76
61
64
52
55
55
54
39
40
41
38
25
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
W
15
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28AM1.48m
11:37PM1.47m
12:18PM1.47m
00:28AM1.37m
1:07PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.11m
5:52AM-0.00m
6:15PM0.20m
6:38AM0.09m
7:12PM0.27m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
2
2
28
10
2
Temp °C
25
24
27
22
22
23
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
23
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
28
22
23
22
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
22
19
20
22
22
22
23
22
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