Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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The East Coast rocks
Seasonal swell & wind variations:
Typical swells are S and NE windswells with anything inbetween and the occasional longer period hurricane swells and lingering background swells and oh yeah flatness. Winds are lightest in summer with afternoon S seabreezes. The winds usually stay offshore more in fall and winter after storms and can get quite gusty from late fall-early spring. There is usually always wind at some point in the day, and there is no usual- jersey has extremely variable swell, wind, and weather, be prepared for 52 degree water in july and 75 degree air in january.
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Surf Equipment | Equipo de supervivencia | Traje Fullsuit | Traje Fullsuit | Calzones | Traje de neopreno para surf (springsuit) | Traje Fullsuit |
Water temp. | 2°C | 9°C | 17°C | 22°C | 16°C | 10°C |
Air temp. | 3°C | 13°C | 23°C | 29°C | 22°C | 13°C |
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Typical swells are S and NE windswells with anything inbetween and the occasional longer period hurricane swells and lingering background swells and oh yeah flatness. Winds are lightest in summer with afternoon S seabreezes. The winds usually stay offshore more in fall and winter after storms and can get quite gusty from late fall-early spring. There is usually always wind at some point in the day, and there is no usual- jersey has extremely variable swell, wind, and weather, be prepared for 52 degree water in july and 75 degree air in january.
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Your favourites and future surf spot lists
Surf Spots (132) | ![]() ![]() |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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110th Street | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
18 Ave Belmar | 1 / - | Left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
1st Street | - / - | Left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
31sth Street | 2 / - | Right and left | All surfers | ||||
36th Street | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
36th Street Jetty | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
38th St. Beach | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
57th Street | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
58th Street | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
59th Street Pier | 3 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
5th Street Beach Haven | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
5th street in ship bottom | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
91st Street | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Allenhurst | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Asbury Park | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Atlantic Ave. | - / - | Right and left | Reef-artificial | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
Avalon - 15th Street | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Avalon - 30th Street | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | All surfers | |||
Avalon - 9th 0r 10th | 7 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Avon by the Sea | 5 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Barneget Light Shoals | 2 / - | Left | breakwater/jetty | Pros or kamikaze only... | |||
Bay Head | 15 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | ||
Belmar - 16 th Street | 9 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Belmar - 19 Ave | 11 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Belmar 17th ave | 4 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Berkeley Island | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Bradley Beach | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Brick Beach 2 | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
Brigantine Jetty | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Broadway beach | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Cape May Ave. | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Casino Pier | 7 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Castles | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Cedars | 8 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Chadwick Beach | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Chodes | 1 / - | ![]() |
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All surfers | |||
Clam Alley, LBI | 7 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Crystals | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Darlington | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Demikes | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Diamond Beach | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Dinks | - / - | All surfers | |||||
Dutches Wedge | - / - | ![]() |
Left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
El Coronado | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Flukies | - / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Gaskins | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Great Egg Harbor Inlet (Longport) | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street | - / - | ![]() |
Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Holoyoke | 5 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Howe St. Jetty | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | All surfers | |||
Island Beach Jetty | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Island Beach State Park | 1 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Jenks | 13 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | Experienced surfers | |||
L.B.I - 82st | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Lavallette | 7 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
LBI - Nelson Street | 7 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
LBI - Hudson Ave., | 1 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
LBI - Libbys Cove | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
LBI - Long Beach Island | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | ||
LBI - Oysters | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
LBI - Sands | - / - | Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
LBI - Ship Bottom | 2 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
LBI - Ship Bottom, 31th., 30th | 4 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Loch Arbor | - / - | ![]() |
Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Loch Arbor,Darlington,Deal | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Long Branch | 5 / - | Left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Manasquan Inlet | 13 / - | ![]() |
Right | breakwater/jetty | Experienced surfers | ||
Mantoloking | 3 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Margate Pier | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Margate-Iroquois, Huntingdon Ave. | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Metros | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Middlesex | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Midway Beach | 6 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Monmouth beach | 10 / - | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||||
Normandy Beach - 7th Street | 6 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
North St. | 6 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
North Wildwood | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Nuns beach | 7 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ocean City - 14th 15th St | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ocean City - 1st Catamaran | 7 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Ocean City - 37th St | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Ocean City - 7th Street | 9 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ocean City - 8th Ave Jetty | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ocean City - 8th Street | 1 / - | ![]() |
Left | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Ocean Lane, Deal | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Pavilion Ave, Long Branch | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Pennas | 2 / - | ![]() |
All surfers | ||||
Phillips Pump House | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Pipes | 1 / - | Right and left | Point-break | All surfers | |||
Point Lookout | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | Experienced surfers | |||
Porkrolls | 1 / - | Right | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Poverty Beach | 10 / - | ![]() |
Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Princeton Ave. | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Riddle Way | 1 / - | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Rockies | - / - | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Samastian | - / - | Left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Sands | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Sandy Hook The Cove | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Sea Bright | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Sea Isle City 48th St. | 8 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Beginners wave | ||
Seacrest Drive | - / - | ![]() |
Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Seagrit Private Beach | 1 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Seaside Park | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | ||
Seaside Park, NJ | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Seaspray | 1 / - | Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Second Street | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Seven Presidents | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Sherman Ave. | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Sholes | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Silver Beach | 5 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Spray Beach | 1 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Spring Lake | 8 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
St Phillip's | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Stockon Beach | 2 / - | Right and left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Stone Harbor 110 | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Strathmere, 7th street | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Sunset Beach | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
The Box | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
The Cove, Cape May | 4 / - | ![]() |
Left | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
The Cove, Sandy Hook | 1 / - | Right | breakwater/jetty | All surfers | |||
The Jetty | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
The Pit | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Tices Sholls | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | ||
Townsends Inlet | - / - | Left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Trestles | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
TwentySevens | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Under the Bridge | - / - | Left | Sand-bar | Experienced surfers | |||
Ventnor Pier | 8 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Villas bay - Ohio ave | - / - | Left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Waverly | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | |
Wildwood 2nd Street | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Don't know | |
Wooden Jetty | 2 / - | ![]() |
Left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers |
16 th street belmar |
16 th street belmar |
16 th street belmar |
19 ave belmar |
By vinnie , 01-03-2008
the cove - was just at the cove last weekend took the dogs down waves were 3-4ft beach was dirty as hell lol
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By Anonymous , 27-05-2007
Good East Coast Board - I am moving to NYC from california and am trying to decide what board to bring out there. I don't have space to bring all of my boards...any suggestions on what people generally surf out there?...I am totally clueless! I have a Flyer II that I would love to use as my main board but it is really horrible for mushy waves.
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By Shawn , 03-05-2009
Moving to D.C. - Leaving my home break in SF, and it looks like Ocean City NJ is my closest spot to surf. Any thing I should know about surfing in NJ; an example - when you surf in LA you wear black or get ur ass pounded. How long do I need to sit on the shoulder before I take a wave. I'm assuming the pecking order is paddle boarder - boogie boarder - long boarder - body surfer and Short boarder at the top. Will my CA plates get me waxed? If I get hassled should I punch the dude or walk away? Are the hot wings really better on the east coast?