LBI Long Beach Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s on the cards for LBI Long Beach Island over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a bit of a flat spell to start. The first half of the outlook is a real struggle. Through Monday the 10th, Tuesday the 11th, and into Wednesday the 12th, we’re looking at tiny, weak swells – mostly around 1.0ft to 2ft. The energy is low, with a combined energy of just 7 on Monday morning, so there's really nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is all over the place, too, mostly cross or cross-off, so the surface is either rippled or clean but just too small. That goes right through to the end of the week, with Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th still tiny – 1ft to 2ft – even though some mornings go glassy. By Sunday the 16th, we finally see a push in swell size, hitting 6ft in the afternoon, but it’s coming with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, making it lumpy and messy. It’s really not ideal paddle surfing, and with that wind and a combined energy of 218, it’s a setup that looks more interesting for the kite guys than for us.

We do get a bit of a window, though. Monday the 17th morning shows some promise: 3ft of swell from the south, period of 8 seconds, with a cross-off breeze that cleans it up. The combined energy is moderate at 118, so there’s some push, but the quality is still listed as very ordinary. For a beach break, that south swell and clean wind could make for a few workable peaks if you’re keen and not expecting perfection.

After that, it drops back into the small stuff. Tuesday the 18th brings in a long-period groundswell from the southeast with a period of 15 seconds, but the height is only 1ft to 2ft. That long period is a tease – at a beach break like LBI, it will likely break too straight and close out, so the potential is pretty limited even with a combined energy of 243 on the afternoon. Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th remain small, with the wind finally turning offshore again on Thursday morning, but the swell is only 2ft to 2ft.

The final few days, from Friday the 22nd through to Monday the 25th, bring a bit more size – around 3ft to 4ft – but the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, chopping it up. It’s not the best run of conditions.

The real standout here, and I mean the only one worth shifting your schedule for, is Monday the 17th. That morning at LBI Long Beach Island you’ve got 3ft of south swell with a clean cross-off breeze. The combined energy sits at 118, so it’s not pumping, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable window in the whole stretch. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, so if you can get out early, you’ll be in with a shot. Don’t expect much else to get you excited before that.

Rusty.

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