LBI Long Beach Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for LBI.

We’ve got a pretty quiet stretch ahead, to be honest. Most of the next week and a half is looking like small, weak surf with only a few windows that are worth getting excited about. The water is sitting at 76°F and feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit.

The first few days are just small, ordinary stuff. Wednesday the 29th has some knee-high SSE swell around 3ft, with a short period of 6 seconds, so the energy is really weak (79). The wind is offshore from the NW, which is a positive, but it’s just not doing much. Thursday the 30th is similar, a little smaller, still clean but nothing to write home about. Friday the 31st has a tiny pulse in the morning, then it gets messy with a cross-on breeze in the afternoon. From Saturday the 1st right through to Tuesday the 6th, conditions are mostly poor with onshore or cross-onshore winds and very small, weak swell. The energy is low, often under 100. It’s a bit of a dead run.

Then we get a slight pulse on Monday the 3rd of August. The morning sees a small jump to 4ft from the south, with a 6-second period and a clean offshore wind from the NNW. The energy lifts to 144, which is moderate, but it’s still very ordinary. The afternoon goes cross-on and messy again.

The real standout, the one that’s worth circling on the calendar, is Sunday the 9th of August. The afternoon is the pick of the whole 16-day window. We’re looking at a solid 6ft swell from the SSE, with a long period of 13 seconds. That’s some real groundswell energy, and the combined energy shoots up to 1180 – that’s strong. The wind goes glassy, light from the NNW, so the surf will be clean and well-shaped. This is definitely for experienced surfers, as it’s over 5ft, and that long period will make it punchy at the beach breaks. The morning of the 9th is also a decent option with 5ft and a cross-off breeze, but the afternoon is the one.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th still have decent size around 5ft from the SE, with a long period (12 seconds), but the wind is less ideal – cross-shore or onshore. The energy is still high (over 500), but the quality drops. After that, it fades again through the rest of the second week.

So, for the best surf on offer, it’s the afternoon of Sunday the 9th of August at LBI Long Beach Island. That’s your window for a proper session. The rest is mostly a waiting game.

Rusty.

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