Surf Forecasts:
LBI Long Beach Island surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, SE swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11AM (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 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at LBI Long Beach Island in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for LBI Long Beach Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here to run through the LBI surf. That's Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
We've got a long haul ahead. This 16-day window starts Tuesday the 25th, and for the first week and a half, it's a real dry spell. We're looking at a gap of about 12 days of nothing really worth paddling for. It’s a flat spell, no doubt about it.
There is no true standout in this entire 16-day outlook. The energy finally shows a pulse right at the end, but it's a long, long wait.
Let's break it down. The first moment we get surfable waves is Friday the 28th, and it's small and brief. There's a tiny 2 ft swell from the ESE (energy at 81), but the real highlight is the glassy conditions in the early morning. Light winds turning glass, which is golden. Size is just not there though.
The next hint of something better isn't until Saturday the 5th of September, over a week away. That morning, LBI gets a bit more size, around 3 ft from the ESE. The clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze from the WNW are what make it work. The combined energy is moderate (209). The period is short (11 seconds), so the waves will be a little lumpy on the face, but it's the best we've seen in a while.
Sunday the 6th of September has a touch more size in the morning at 4 ft from the S, but the period drops badly to 6 seconds. That’s pure windswell, messy and weak. By the afternoon, the southerly wind picks up and ruins it.
Monday the 7th of September is likely your best bet of the whole run, and it's still just 'okay'. We get a 4 ft swell from the S with a solid 8-second period. The morning is clean with a cross-off wind from the NNW (combined energy 201), and the afternoon is a treat, turning glassy with a light westerly. The size is just under the mark for being too big, so intermediates and up will have some fun, but it's nothing special. The water temp is around 77°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you're in boardshorts.
For almost the entire period, the surf is just too small and weak. The longer period swells that show up around the 1st of September are a total tease, delivering some energy (145) from the ESE with a 14-second period, but the cross-shore wind just chops it up. For most of this run, the beach is looking more like a windsurfing or kiting setup than a paddle wave.
Keep an eye on it, but I'd say keep the board in the car for a while. This is Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 64 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.46m | 6:50AM1.28m | 7:03PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.35m | 7:40PM1.54m | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:15PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.46m | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:13AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.52m | 10:13PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.26m | 00:46AM0.14m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.17m | 2:06AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:43AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.11m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:21PM0.12m | 4:28AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 62 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 64 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 8 | SE 16 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | S 5 | ESE 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | ESE 6 | E 9 | — | E 16 | E 19 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 27 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 450 | 226 | 191 | 1357 | 401 | 344 | 435 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 110 | 132 | 64 | 191 | 1357 | 1064 | 465 | 64 | 4 |
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