Long Branch Beach Conditions & Surf Report

Long Branch is an oceanfront city on the Monmouth County coast of the New Jersey Shore, one of the country's oldest seaside resorts — a summer retreat for U.S. presidents in the 1800s and, today, home to the Pier Village boardwalk district of shops and restaurants along a wide Atlantic beach. It draws a steady summer crowd from the Jersey Shore towns and nearby New York City. The swimming season centers on summer, when guarded beaches operate and the water is at its warmest. Water temperature follows the open Atlantic — cool and bracing in the 60s°F in June, warming through July into the low-to-mid 70s°F by August and early September, then cooling through the fall. Long Branch faces open ocean, so surf and rip currents shift with offshore weather — check the live conditions and safety flag above before heading out.