LBI Long Beach Island Surf Forecast

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LBI Long Beach Island surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 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 22.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for LBI Long Beach Island this week:

The surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 14) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at LBI Long Beach Island in the next 12 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) 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 Thursday (Sep 18) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	5AM (Sun 14th Sep)	2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf	5AM (Sun 14th Sep)	2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful	11PM (Sat 20th Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for LBI Long Beach Island over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat 20
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	9	5	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	44	48	45	51	39	35	147	280	330	306	258	290	255	102	64	38	25	16	13	109	299
Wind (km/h)	SSW	W	SSE	SSE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	ESE	WNW	N	SSE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	glass	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	on	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:05AM 1.28	1:32PM 1.52		2:09AM 1.24		2:35PM 1.48	3:14AM 1.23		3:41PM 1.45	4:21AM 1.26		4:47PM 1.47		5:23AM 1.33	5:44PM 1.49		6:15AM 1.41	6:32PM 1.52		6:59AM 1.48	7:14PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)		7:00AM 0.21		8:19PM 0.25	8:16AM 0.27		9:31PM 0.24	9:30AM 0.27		10:31PM 0.19	10:32AM 0.23		11:23PM 0.13	11:27AM 0.19		12:10AM 0.09	12:17PM 0.14		12:53AM 0.06	1:04PM 0.11

		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat 20
Sunrise	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-
Sunset	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:59	-	-	6:57

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	22	22	21	23	25	24	18	18
Feels °C (?)	18	22	21	21	20	20	19	17	17	17	18	18	18	23	22	23	25	25	24	13	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at LBI Long Beach Island (strong winds from the SSE at Seaside Park- NJ 28 km from LBI Long Beach Island). 0.6m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.4m 8s swell from the ESE and a 0.4m 3s local chop from the SSE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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28 km away, 43 min ago

41 km/h

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22.5

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Information about the LBI Long Beach Island Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for LBI Long Beach Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at LBI Long Beach Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our LBI Long Beach Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (LBI Long Beach Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for LBI Long Beach Island may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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