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Seagull on beach in Belmar at 15th Avenue
18 Ave Belmar. Photo: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

18 Ave Belmar

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

26Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 26 out of 100

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Tue 3 · 26 out of 100

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Wed 4 · 26 out of 100

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Thu 5 · 26 out of 100

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Fri 6 · 26 out of 100

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Sat 7 · 26 out of 100

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Sun 8 · 26 out of 100

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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Sep–Oct2 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

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Usual surf conditions at 18 Ave Belmar, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2to 8usually4 ft6 s85kJW14°C

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Photos of 18 Ave Belmar

Belmar - Summer 2006 - panoramio
Photo: James Hertan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belmar, New Jersey November 2009 - panoramio
Near 18 Ave Belmar. Photo: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About 18 Ave Belmar

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (101°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (281°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 47). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Belmar, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,100–US$1,960 each

about US$1,100–US$1,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to EWR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$328
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$147–US$241
Totalabout US$1,100–US$1,960

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Belmar

2 min by car · 22 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 22 places to stay in Belmar · Booking.com

About Belmar its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 15m

About 5h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → EWR, direct, then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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