Live conditions

Long Beach Island, right now.

On LBI is the local guide to Long Beach Island, New Jersey — an 18-mile barrier island on the Jersey Shore with six beach towns from Barnegat Light to Beach Haven and Holgate. Live tides and water temps from both sides of the island, today’s beach scores, and a guide to every town.

High today
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Wind
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Waves
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Sunset
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Today’s beach scores

Scoring today’s beach…

Scored three ways, because a washout on the sand can still be a surf day.

How scores work →
Lounge
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Swim
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Surf
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Tides & water temps

Four bay stations and the open ocean. Bay tides run hours behind the ocean and rise far less — plan the boat ramp and the beach separately.

Live · NOAA · USGS · NDBC · NWS
Barnegat Bay · west
B1
High Bar
Barnegat Light · bayside
Next tide
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B2
North Beach
Bayside
Next tide
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B3
Rt 72 Causeway
Manahawkin Bay bridge
Next tide
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B4
Beach Haven
Coast Guard station · bayside
Next tide
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Tides: NOAA predictions. Bay water temp only where USGS has a sensor — Barnegat Light and Little Egg Inlet.

RT 72 CAUSEWAYATLANTICOCEANBARNEGAT BAYBarnegat InletLittle Egg InletBarnegat LightLoveladiesHarvey CedarsNorth BeachSurf CityShip BottomBrant BeachBeach HavenHolgateB1B2B3B4O2O1Buoy 44091 →offshoreAtlantic City pier ↓tide + surf tempOcean readingBay tide stationLive cam
Island forecast · NWS
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Greenheads
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Out of season. The flies run late June to early September and are worst on a west wind.
Atlantic Ocean · east
O1
Ocean tide
Same along the whole beachfront
Next tide
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Next tide
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NOAA Atlantic City reference station
Ocean water temp
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Surf zone · O1
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Offshore · O2
O2
Waves
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NDBC Buoy 44091, offshore of Barnegat
Rip current risk
The NWS surf zone forecast isn’t available right now.
NWS Mount Holly surf zone forecast

Live cams

Long Beach Township’s public cameras. They open the township’s live viewer.

Traffic & getting around →

Find your town

Six municipalities, a dozen-plus villages — and exactly where each one starts.