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LBI - Long Beach Island 50.4

#4434 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · New Jersey · near Atlantic City

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score50.4 /100
Surfable days92% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell5% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median
Water13°C a 4/3 with boots

Best time to surf LBI - Long Beach Island

The best time to surf LBI - Long Beach Island is March, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 22°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is PHL (96 km) and the nearest town is Atlantic City (40 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan92%6%1.3 m4°C6/5
Feb96%1%1.2 m2°C6/5
Mar94%7%1.2 m5°C6/5
Apr91%2%1.2 m9°C6/5
May95%3%1.0 m14°C4/3
Jun88%2%0.8 m19°C2mm
Jul90%1%0.8 m24°Cvest
Aug85%1%0.8 m24°Cvest
Sep93%15%1.1 m22°C2mm
Oct97%8%1.2 m19°C3/2
Nov95%2%1.2 m13°C5/4
Dec88%4%1.2 m7°C6/5

Why 50.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
2.1
Groundswell 12%
0.7
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.4
Water comfort 10%
0.3
Access 10%
7.6

The detail

Faces 86° with 58% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 81% of days. Mean peak period 7.4 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 61%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 39.659, -74.160 (OpenStreetMap).

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