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Long Beach Island (LBI)

New Jersey Shore · United States

IntermediateBeach breakLight39.708, -74.152

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Eighteen miles of jettied sand hunting swells down the whole coast — the Barnegat Light end holds the quality banks, and the shoulder season delivers cold-water gems to a loyal crew.

Today's surf at Long Beach Island (LBI)

Updated 06:12 spot time

Long Beach Island (LBI) surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 3.5 ft–5.5 ft overhead, 5 ft ENE swell at 7.45 s. Wind up to 21 mph NW. Water 65°F. Best surf window around 12:00 AM — good (3.5/5) with 17 mph NW wind.

Tides today: low 2:07 AM (0.1 ft), high 8:19 AM (5.0 ft), low 2:34 PM (0.2 ft), high 8:40 PM (4.7 ft)

Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

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Best swell

NE & S

Best wind

W–NW

Ideal size

2–6 ft

Break type

Beach break

Best season

August–October

Crowd

Light

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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