Brigantine · Atlantic County · New Jersey
Brigantine Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Brigantine, New Jersey: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The wind at Brigantine is a 21 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.6 ft at 7:19 pm.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- —
- Wind
- 21 mph (WNW), gusts 32offshore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft risinghigh 3.6 ft at 7:19 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 4:48 pm
Brigantine surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Brigantine: 5 pm, Fair, on a rising mid 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 Brigantine: 4 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 4.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 4.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 38 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 39 | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 36 | 1.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 35 | 0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 24 | 2.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 3.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 2.1 ft |
Brigantine waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Brigantine arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 1
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- Lulls
- about 37 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
- 4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Brigantine surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Brigantine: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Brigantine 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 | 1.9 ft · 4 s · WSW | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · SE | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 4 s · ESE | 15 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 6 s · NE | 21 mph offshore (N), gusts 34 | 20 mph offshore (N), gusts 31 | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 7 s · ENE | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 6 s · NE | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 4 s · NNE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph offshore (N) | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | calm | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Brigantine are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Brigantine tide chart and tide times
Tides at Brigantine today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:32 am, high 4.7 ft at 6:53 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:18 pm and high 3.6 ft at 7:19 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and rising.
Brigantine tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.2 ft at 12:32 amHigh 4.7 ft at 6:53 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:18 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:08 amHigh 4.7 ft at 7:36 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:04 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:15 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:40 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 8:41 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:21 amHigh 5.5 ft at 8:52 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:26 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:14 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:27 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:18 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:48 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:10 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:08 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:48 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.8 ft at 4:44 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:03 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:53 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 11:43 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.8 ft at 5:39 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:57 amLow 0.5 ft at 6:41 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.8 ft at 12:40 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:39 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:52 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Brigantine water temperature
The water temperature at Brigantine is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 21 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 Brigantine
- Atlantic City3.8 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Holgate10 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- Beach Haven14 mi NNE · 2 ft · Fair
- Ocean City 7th Street14 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Ship Bottom19 mi NNE · 2 ft · Fair
- Sea Isle City24 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Brigantine
Brigantine is a jetty in Brigantine, Atlantic County, New Jersey, facing southeast. Also called Brig and Brigantine Jetty.
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