Belmar Surf Forecast
New Jersey, NJ · Long stretch of NJ beachbreak with rideable jetties.
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Belmar Spot Guide
Best swell
Ideal size
Best wind
The wave
Local knowledge
Belmar is the dependable middle of the North Jersey lineup — block after block of sand-bottom peaks that take NE windswell and hurricane groundswell alike. It rarely produces the single stand-out wave of the inlet spots, but it almost always has something rideable somewhere.
Nearby spots
- Manasquan Inlet 5 mi · New Jersey
- Rockaway Beach 30 mi · New York
- Long Beach 33 mi · New York
- Lido Beach 35 mi · New York
- LBI Ship Bottom 38 mi · New Jersey
FAQ
What swell direction works best at Belmar?
ESE swell hits Belmar straight on. The spot picks up anything arriving from NE (50°) through S (175°); swell from outside that window is blocked by the coastline.
What wind is best at Belmar?
WNW wind blows offshore and grooms the surf. ESE wind is straight onshore and chops it up; light wind under ~5 kn is fine from any direction.
When is the best time of year to surf Belmar?
Late summer through fall is prime: hurricane season (August-October) sends the year's best long-period swell, and fall-winter nor'easters keep it pumping. Summer runs smallest outside of tropical systems.
What's the best tide at Belmar?
Mid. Tide predictions for the spot's NOAA station are in the forecast above.
Is Belmar good for beginners?
Yes — Belmar is a solid all-levels beach with surf schools in summer.
How warm is the water at Belmar?
Roughly 41°F at its late-winter coldest to about 76°F in late summer. In practice that means a hooded 5/4 with boots and gloves in winter and trunks or a rash guard in summer. The forecast above shows the current water temperature.
How far out is this forecast reliable?
The wave model has real skill to about 10 days, and we cut the chart there instead of padding it with guesses. Days 1-3 are solid, 4-7 useful, 8-10 a trend heads-up - and we publish our measured error against NOAA buoys, updated continuously.
Forecast from TrueSwell's own physics-based wave model (exposure → refraction → breaking, every swell train separately), built on public NOAA and Open-Meteo data and scored daily against NDBC buoy observations. How the model works →