Surf Forecasts:
LBI Long Beach Island surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, SE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for LBI Long Beach Island this week:
The surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at LBI Long Beach Island in the next 16 days are 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for LBI Long Beach Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what LBI's got lined up, and I gotta be honest from the get-go—this is a long, flat stretch ahead. The beginning of the outlook is dead quiet; we're looking at a solid block of days with nothing worth paddling out for from now all the way through the end of August and into the first day of September.
Come Wednesday the 2nd of September, we finally see a little pulse of life. Early morning there's some tiny 2ft swell from the southeast, but the period jumps up to 11 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. The wind is dead calm, glassy as a mirror. The water's 75°, a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Don't get fired up about size though—the combined energy is still weak at 91. It's surfable, but you'll be scratching for small, clean waves at LBI Long Beach Island. The afternoon gets choppy again, so the early bird is the only play.
Thursday the 3rd offers a flicker of hope in the afternoon. Clean 2ft swell from the southeast with a 9-second period, and we get a solid offshore breeze out of the WNW. That'll polish it up real nice, but it's tiny. The energy is 59, still very weak.
Moving into the second week, the pattern stays stubbornly small. Saturday the 5th of September morning has a little 3ft bump from the south with a short 6-second period and a clean offshore NW wind. Late in the day on Wednesday the 9th of September we see the swell nudge up to 4ft from the SSW, but the period is a weak 6 seconds and the wind flips onshore and choppy. Not good.
Then a weird one pops up on Monday the 7th of September. The afternoon shows a 2ft swell from the SSE, but the period is a massive 15 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to moderate at 210. The problem is the wind is a strong cross-shore SW breeze at 12 mph, making a lumpy mess. That kind of long-period energy needs a point or reef to really work; on a beach break like this with onshore wind, it's just gonna be a washing machine. A better bet might be for the kite crew than paddle surfers.
Honestly, this whole 16-day stretch is a tough one. The best you're looking at is glassy mornings with knee-high waves. If you're desperate for a paddle, target the Wednesday morning the 2nd or the Thursday afternoon the 3rd of September for the cleanest conditions, but keep the expectations real low. It's a lean run, but forecasts can change.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 70 | 44 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 59 | 90 | 77 | 41 | 39 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:15PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.46m | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:13AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.52m | 10:13PM1.41m | 10:38AM1.53m | 11:05PM1.34m | 11:31AM1.53m | 00:03AM1.27m | 12:30PM1.52m | 1:05AM1.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:43AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.11m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:21PM0.12m | 4:28AM0.05m | 5:06PM0.16m | 5:07AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.22m | 5:53AM0.16m | 7:06PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 44 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 90 | 77 | 41 | 39 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | S 5 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SSW 4 | E 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | ENE 4 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | E 6 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 4 | — | 11 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 7 | S 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 17 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 17 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 23 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 110 | 113 | 251 | 226 | 226 | 2361 | 2228 | 226 | 1043 | 1178 | 1177 | 1175 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 107 |
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