Surf Forecasts:
LBI Long Beach Island surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 22 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, ENE swell with 669 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E 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 Saturday (Oct 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period. 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 16 days are 1.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for LBI Long Beach Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 460 | 486 | 337 | 275 | 233 | 184 | 154 | 127 | 94 | 85 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 115 | 127 | 120 | 64 | 84 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.36m | 5:36AM1.42m | 5:54PM1.41m | 6:18AM1.54m | 6:39PM1.45m | 6:59AM1.64m | 7:22PM1.47m | 7:39AM1.71m | 8:06PM1.46m | 8:22AM1.74m | 8:52PM1.42m | 9:08AM1.73m | 9:45PM1.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.12m | 11:53AM0.16m | 00:07AM0.05m | 12:41PM0.08m | 00:48AM0.00m | 1:29PM0.01m | 1:32AM-0.03m | 2:18PM-0.04m | 2:17AM-0.04m | 3:06PM-0.06m | 3:03AM-0.03m | 3:55PM-0.04m | 3:50AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 586 | — | — | 337 | 275 | 233 | 184 | 154 | 127 | 94 | 85 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 115 | 127 | 120 | 64 | 84 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 460 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 28 | 43 | 59 | 34 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 111 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 267 | 292 | 434 | 0 |
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