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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 7 pm Friday 08 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ESE 8 | |
26 | 92 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 86 | 125 | 148 | 160 | 126 | 95 | 77 | 87 | 124 | 131 | 105 | 111 | 108 | 99 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:55AM1.25m | 1:42PM1.11m | 1:47AM1.24m | 2:32PM1.17m | 2:42AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.41m | 7:29AM0.27m | 7:36PM0.42m | 8:30AM0.24m | 8:54PM0.37m | 9:26AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 26 | 27 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 77 | 87 | 124 | 131 | 105 | 14 | 108 | 99 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 24 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 92 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 86 | 125 | 148 | 160 | 126 | 95 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 275 | 401 | 275 | 86 | 75 | 2 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 77 |
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