Beach Haven · Ocean County · New Jersey
Beach Haven Surf Report & Forecast, 5th Street, New Jersey
Beach Haven, 5th Street, New Jersey: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 11 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.2 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 12 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.2 ft at 1:07 am.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.2 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.2 ft · 3 s · WSW
- Wind
- 12 mph (WNW), gusts 17offshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft fallinglow 0.2 ft at 1:07 am
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 49°Ffeels like 37°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 4:47 pm
Beach Haven surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Beach Haven: 2 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Beach Haven: 9 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (W), gusts 31 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 24 mph offshore (W), gusts 35 | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 25 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 35 | 2.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 24 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 25 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 34 | 0.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (W) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W) | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 3.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 2.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 1.9 ft |
Beach Haven waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at Beach Haven arrive about every 3 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 21 s
- Lulls
- about 207 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 5% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Beach Haven surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Beach Haven: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Beach Haven are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE | 22 mph offshore (W), gusts 31 | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 4 s · SW | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 3 s · ESE | 18 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 5 s · NE | 25 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 30 | 24 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 29 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 7 s · ENE | 18 mph offshore (NW) | 19 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 6 s · NE | 19 mph offshore (NW) | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 4 s · NE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 8 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Beach Haven are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Beach Haven tide chart and tide times
Tides at Beach Haven today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.5 ft at 6:53 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:17 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:17 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and falling.
Beach Haven tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 4.5 ft at 6:53 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:17 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:07 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:36 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:02 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:37 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:40 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:20 amHigh 5.2 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:23 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.7 ft at 3:04 amHigh 5.2 ft at 9:26 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:15 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 10:03 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.5 ft at 3:50 amHigh 4.7 ft at 10:11 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:46 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:02 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:49 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 11:44 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:38 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:55 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:39 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.0 ft at 12:42 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:37 amHigh 3.6 ft at 12:50 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Beach Haven water temperature
The water temperature at Beach Haven is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 37°F and a 12 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Beach Haven
- Holgate3.5 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Ship Bottom5.6 mi NNE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Harvey Cedars11 mi NNE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Brigantine14 mi SSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Barnegat Light15 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Atlantic City17 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
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About Beach Haven
Beach Haven is a jetty in Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey, facing east-southeast. Also called 5th St.
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