Asbury Park Beach surf report
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Asbury Park Beach
Asbury Park Beach sits on the New Jersey coast, where the water runs from about 42°F in February to 72°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 72°F in July and dropping to about 42°F in February.
Today it is 74°F. That is 2° above the August average of 72°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Belmar, Atlantic Ocean about 4 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Asbury Park Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 58 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 7s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.