LBI Surf Report
7:30am Long Beach Island Outlook - 2-3 ft Thigh to Waist High. S windswell with southerly winds and semi clean to semi bumpy conditions. Winds S 6-10kts. Predicted ocean tides, High 5:21am, Low 11:39am and High tide 5:55pm.
Recently Observed
Water Temp: 54.6F
Beat the summer heat with new shades this season from Giglio Awning. Giglio Awning combines an extensive, full service showroom and a package of expertise with the respect and attention your project deserves. Giglio Awning has been providing the area with beauitful awnings of all shapes, sizes and quantities for 37 years and their quality is unwavering. Not only are their salespeople supreme, their staff exuberantly talented and their technicians highly skilled, they are also equipped with the options and experience to create, design and install the awning that fits every budget according to every vision. New awnings will even increase the value of your home by adding curb appeal! So, when you think professional, reliable and local; that's Giglio Awning. When you're in the market for a new awning, what could be cooler than that? To learn more about Giglio Awning, visit their website or give them a call at 609-494-3004.
Have a mini Memorial Day cookout with a local business that has been serving the community since 1932; Tuckerton Lumber Company! The Tuckerton Lumber Company located in Surf City will be hosting a Webber Grill demo this Saturday, May 25th, from 11:00am until 2:00pm! The appetizer-size portions will be chef prepared and handed out hot off the grill! For more information about Tuckerton Lumber Company or the Webber Grill demo, visit Tuckerton Lumber Company's website or call (609) 494-2111.
Get your boats, rods and reels, bait and tackle ready because the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFTA) is hosting a Summer Flounder Tournament on June 8th at Viking Yachting Center. The tournament, which organizers hope to one day refer to as the "Bass River Classic" commences at sunrise, with final weigh-in ranging from 1:00pm until 4:00pm and an awards ceremony with door prizes beginning at 5:00pm. All of the proceeds from the Summer Flounder Tournament will benefit RFA and the Tuckerton Seaport & Museum. The event will have cash prizes totaling $2,000 for the boats placing first, second and third, judged by the combined weight of the heaviest two summer flounder or fluke! There will also be a prize for the single heaviest flounder caught during the contest and special awards, including a Lamiglas rod with reel combo and special trophies for younger fisherman, 12 and under. Hurry, though! Time is running out to get your boat in the contest with an entry fee of $75. The deadline is May 24th. However, if your boat is registered after May 24th, the fee is $90, but that still includes a t-shirt for the captain and four wristbands for the captain and crew to attend the celebrations taking place Friday and Saturday night at Breeze's Bar & Grill. For more information, please visit the Recreational Fishing Alliance's website or call (609) 564-6732.

Bring your little explorers to see, touch and learn about shellfish gardening in the Barnegat Bay. Visit the shellfish nursery where thousands of baby shellfish are grown every Friday through September from 10:00am until 11:00am locate at the Barnegat Light Public Boat Ramp Bayview Avenue & 10th Street, Barnegat Light. For more information, please visit the ReClam the Bay website or call 732-349-1152.


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.


Learn more on the LIFF website.

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.

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 22, 2013
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
W 22 High 5:35 AM 2.2
22 Low 12:08 PM 0.0
22 High 6:09 PM 2.7
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Manahawkin Bridge
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
W 22 Low 3:40 AM 0.1
22 High 8:34 AM 1.3
22 Low 3:49 PM 0.0
22 High 9:08 PM 1.6
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Little Egg Inlet
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
W 22 Low 12:19 AM 0.1
22 High 6:03 AM 3.4
22 Low 12:28 PM 0.0
22 High 6:37 PM 4.2
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Sunrise - 5:37 AM
Sunset - 8:11 PM
Moon Time % Moon Visible
Set 3:39 AM 85
Rise 5:31 PM
LBI TIDES
May 23, 2013
Barnegat Inlet, USCG Station
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Th 23 Low 12:52 AM -0.1
23 High 6:32 AM 2.4
23 Low 12:58 PM -0.1
23 High 7:00 PM 2.9
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Manahawkin Bridge
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Th 23 Low 4:33 AM -0.0
23 High 9:31 AM 1.4
23 Low 4:39 PM -0.1
23 High 9:59 PM 1.6
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Little Egg Inlet
Day High Tide Height
/Low Time Feet
Th 23 Low 1:12 AM -0.1
23 High 7:00 AM 3.6
23 Low 1:18 PM -0.1
23 High 7:28 PM 4.5
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Sunrise - 5:37 AM
Sunset - 8:12 PM
Moon Time % Moon Visible
Set 4:19 AM 92
Rise 6:42 PM


