Long Branch · Monmouth County · New Jersey
Long Branch Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Long Branch, New Jersey: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.9 ft at 10 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 19 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 33 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.4 ft at 7:08 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 0.9 ft · 10 s · ESEplus 0.6 ft · 6 s · S
- Wind
- 19 mph (WNW), gusts 33offshore
- Tide
- 0.5 ft risinghigh 3.4 ft at 7:08 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 57°Ffeels like 42°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:44 pm
Long Branch surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Long Branch: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high 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 Long Branch: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 30 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 30 | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 35 | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 2.2 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 32 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 34 | 0.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | -0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | -0.2 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 2.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | -0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 1.9 ft |
Long Branch waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Long Branch arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 6 s
- Lulls
- about 44 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Long Branch surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Long Branch: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Long Branch 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 | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 30 | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 11 s · ESE | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 6 mph offshore (W), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 4 s · ESE | 15 mph onshore (E), gusts 25 | 33 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 58 | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 7 s · E | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 32 | 16 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 28 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 3 s · NNE | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 4 s · N | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · NNE | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Long Branch are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Long Branch tide chart and tide times
Tides at Long Branch today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.2 ft at 12:25 am, high 4.7 ft at 6:47 am, low -0.4 ft at 1:12 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:08 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.5 ft and rising.
Long Branch tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low -0.2 ft at 12:25 amHigh 4.7 ft at 6:47 amLow -0.4 ft at 1:12 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.4 ft at 1:04 amHigh 4.4 ft at 7:30 amLow -0.2 ft at 1:52 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low -0.1 ft at 1:45 amHigh 4.4 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.1 ft at 2:26 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 2:18 amHigh 5.2 ft at 8:45 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:11 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 9:04 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:08 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:20 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:50 amHigh 4.3 ft at 10:02 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:41 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:42 amHigh 3.6 ft at 10:52 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:40 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 11:37 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.4 ft at 5:36 amHigh 3.2 ft at 11:47 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:28 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:35 amHigh 3.1 ft at 12:42 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Long Branch water temperature
The water temperature at Long Branch is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 42°F and a 19 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 58°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 Long Branch
- Asbury Park5.9 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Sandy Hook8.8 mi N · 1 ft · Poor
- Belmar9.1 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Spring Lake11 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Manasquan Inlet14 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Jenkinson's15 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
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About Long Branch
Long Branch is a jetty in Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, facing east-southeast.
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