Long Beach Island
Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm4.6
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
4.6
41 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
4.6
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
4.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
4.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.5
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 4226 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 4628 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 12 am, -1.0 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Long Beach Island
Long Beach Island is an island in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It is located near Beach Haven West Bay Beach, which is 2.5 miles away. Surf City, a village, is 800 feet from the island.
Long Beach Island (colloquially known as LBI, The LBI Region, or simply The Island) is a barrier island and summer colony along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on the Jersey Shore. Aligned north to south, the northern portion generally has more expensive low-density housing, whereas the southern portion possesses higher-density housing and considerable commercial development. Long Beach Island is 1–2 miles away from Mainland New Jersey. The primary industries include tourism, fishing, and real estate. The only access point to the island by land is a single causeway. The island is the southernmost point of the New York Metropolitan Area.
Source: Long Beach Island on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m810 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 300 m980 ft
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miFarias Surf & Sport
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 250 m800 ftSurf City (village)
- Nearest airport
- 31 km19 miTerminal Ocean County (MJX)
Nearby places
- Farias Surf & SportRental280 m930 ft
- Wally'sAmerican300 m980 ft
- ScoJo's EateryFood and drink320 m0.2 mi
- Surf City PizzaPizza440 m0.3 mi
- How You Brewin?Coffee shop530 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Beach Haven West Bay Beach4.0 km2.5 mi west away5.9 Good later
- Harvey Cedars Bay Beach5.7 km3.6 mi north-east away5.9 Good later
- Little Beach8.9 km5.5 mi north away5.9 Good later
- Long Beach9.8 km6.1 mi north-east away5.9 Good later
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach11 km6.5 mi north-east away5.9 Good later