LBI Surf Report
7:03am Long Beach Island Outlook - 1-2 ft Ankle to Knee High. Minor ESE background swell with light winds and clean conditions. Winds SE 5-10kts. Predicted ocean tides, Low 8:08am, High 2:23pm and Low tide 8:35pm.
Recent Observed
Regional Water Temp: 57.7F
The High Point Volunteer Fire Company's annual Chicken Dinner is scheduled for May 25. The dinner will take place at the High Point Firehouse, located at 10 West and 80th Street in Harvey Cedars. Takeout begins at 2:00pm and a traditional, sit-down dinner is served from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. All are welcome and all of the proceeds will benefit the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. Tickets are $10 for children and $15 for adults. For more information, please visit the High Point Volunteer Fire Company's website or call (609) 494-9169.
May 18th - 24th is National Safe Boating Week! Every year maritime rescue agencies throughout the United States take time to provide mariners with some general safety reminders prior to the kick off of the anticipated boating season. Following last years success, the water rescue crews from Beach Haven Fire Department, Barnegat Light Fire Department and US Coast Station Barnegat Light joined forces to improve their response to such incidents. Together the three agencies will provide assistance to people using our waterways including Barnegat Bay, the Atlantic Ocean and our local Beaches. Beach Haven and Barnegat Light Fire Departments equipped with Personal Watercraft can launch within minutes after notification from the beach and directly into the area of the distressed mariners. It takes a team of professional people to make these rescues successful and all are volunteers which make it happened. Each Fire Department is called out several times a year mainly after the local life guards have gone home.
Pictured in the front row, BM3 Andrew Groth, BM1 Jared Meloro, BM2 Steven Endicott , US Coast Guard, back row: Bob Selfridge, Barnegat Light Water Rescue, BM1 Ben Corbisiero USCG, Dave Voris, Barnegat Light Fire Department, BMC Paul Ashley USCG, CWO Jay Greiner USCG and Matt Letts, Beach Haven Fire Department. The men and women of the US Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light operate three different types of small boat ranging from 24' Special Water/Shallow Craft, 25' Response Boat , and 47' Motor Lifeboats and respond to a variety of marine that occur in the Barnegat Bay or up to 50 nautical miles off shore. The proper wearing of life jackets can save your life but only if you are wearing it! Visit the Safe Boating Council website for more information.
The Long Beach Island Wine Fest welcomes you to the first annual wine festival on LBI, featuring ten local New Jersey wineries! The festivities will include an abundance of appetizing local food, entertaining live music and of course, some of the most exquisite locally grown wines on the east coast! The Long Beach Island Wine Fest will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 18th and 19th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, so bring your favorite summer beach chair or picnic blankets and your appetites as you prepare to relish in all of these local specialties! Purchase tickets online or at the gate.
Rick's American Cafe Grand Re-opening is Friday May 17th at 6:00pm! Followed by a fundraiser to raise money for the local Long Beach Island Fire companies on Saturday May 18th at 4:00pm! Rick's is donating 25% of all liquor sales for the weekend to Barnegat Light Fire Company, Harvey Cedars Fire Company, Surf City Fire Company and South Beach Fire Company, but the party doesn't stop there! Continuing reading about Ricks' on Restore LBI.
Murphy's Market welcomes the community back and is looking forward to serving their Beach Haven customers! Come out to support them in order to help make the start to their summer season shine! For more information, please visit Murphy's Market on Facebook or give them a call at 609-492-5100!
Udder Delight opened in 2007 as a seasonal ice-cream shop, but this year, their summer style may be extending to year-round with the insertion of pizza into their menu! The name Udder Delight originated from a little shack in the Virgin Islands that Udder Delight owners, Stephen Fine and his wife, Wendy Fine visited. According to Stephen, the secret ingredient to the milkshakes was liquor. Continue reading about the Udder Delight on Restore LBI.
Learn more on the LIFF website.
Gretchen Coyle and Deborah Whitcraft presents Inferno at Sea, the story of the Morro Castle Disaster. The program will be on May 18th at 1:00pm at the Giffordtown Museum located at 35 Leitz Blvd. & Wisteria Lane, Little Egg Harbor. This program is sponsored by the Tuckerton Historical Society. Call (609) 294-1547 for further information.
Neptune Market is a deli and grocery store which really takes you back, as your lunch is prepared right in front of you by Joe, complete strangers strike up friendly conversation and the owners have their lunch right at the counter and mingle with the customers! Continue reading about the Neptune Market on Restore LBI.
Steel Margarita welcomes audiences to the island every time that steel drum music starts! Assisted by acoustic melodies and sometimes percussion instruments, Steel Margarita allows listeners to get lost in the sounds of Jimmy Buffet, Van Morrisson, Bob Marley as well as other island favorites and dance your troubles away. Continue reading about Terry Muldoon the Steel Margarita on Restore LBI.
Join the Tuckerton Seaport Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival on May 19, 2013 from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Start the summer with the down home sounds of bluegrass and the sweet smell of barbecue. Crafters, vendors, food, refreshments, family activities, demonstrations, decoy carvers, boat building and boat rides. General Admission applies. New this year is Todd's Musical Petting Zoo! Try out over 100 instruments from accordion to zither, steel drum to thumb piano and everything in between.
Be sure to boat in safety this year by participating in the complementary Vessel Safety Check, which will be conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 7 Southern Ocean County in honor of National Safe Boating Week. This drive-through Vessel Safety Check taking place on May 25 from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm will be conveniently placed in two locations; The Barnegat Township Municipal Boat Ramp, on 411 E. Bay Avenue in Barnegat and the Ship Bottom Municipal Boat Ramp, on 10th St. & the Bay, in Ship Bottom. For more information about Vessel Safety Checks, please visit U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary website.
The Little Egg Harbor Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is sponsoring a Chinese Auction on May 18th from 3:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Frog Pond Elementary School. The PTA is raising money for school assemblies and the end of school year Carnival. Open to the public as well as LEH school families. Doors open at 3:30pm, 305 Frog Pond Road Little Egg Harbor and attendees must be 18 years or older to attend.
Need a Contractor? - Searching for a Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC, Bulkheader or Engineer? Avoid the random contractor lawn signs, contact us by eMail at MyLBILife@gmail.com and we will connect you with an experienced, licensed, insured local professional in the Manahawkin, LBI, Barnegat, and Tuckerton area. We're here to help restore the community we all love.
In the aftermath of Sandy, contractors of all kinds will invariably be coming to the area seeking to perform work. We are asking everyone to be careful when dealing with an unknown contractor. It is recommended that you be sure the contractor is registered with the State of New Jersey. Get a written and signed contract from the contractor before any work is performed. Do not pay by cash or with a check written to "cash", instead make the check out to the company name. DO NOT pay the entire amount up front, pay an agreed upon portion then pay in full when the work is completed.
LBI TIDES
May 18, 2013
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Sa 18 High 1:42 AM 2.1
18 Low 8:39 AM 0.6
18 High 2:37 PM 2.1
18 Low 9:04 PM 0.8
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Manahawkin Bridge
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Sa 18 High 4:41 AM 1.2
18 Low 12:20 PM 0.2
18 High 5:36 PM 1.2
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Little Egg Inlet
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Sa 18 High 2:10 AM 3.3
18 Low 8:59 AM 0.7
18 High 3:05 PM 3.2
18 Low 9:24 PM 0.9
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Sunrise - 5:40 AM
Sunset - 8:07 PM
Moon Time % Moon Visible
Set 1:30 AM 46
Rise 1:10 PM
LBI TIDES
May 19, 2013
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Su 19 High 2:35 AM 2.1
19 Low 9:36 AM 0.4
19 High 3:28 PM 2.2
19 Low 10:08 PM 0.6
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Manahawkin Bridge
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Su 19 Low 12:45 AM 0.3
19 High 5:34 AM 1.2
19 Low 1:17 PM 0.2
19 High 6:27 PM 1.2
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Little Egg Inlet
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Su 19 High 3:03 AM 3.2
19 Low 9:56 AM 0.5
19 High 3:56 PM 3.4
19 Low 10:28 PM 0.7
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Sunrise - 5:40 AM
Sunset - 8:08 PM
Moon Time % Moon Visible
Set 2:00 AM 56Rise 2:11 PM
