Connecticut Street Jetty (Long Beach)

Connecticut Street Jetty (Long Beach) is an exposed breakwater/jetty surfing spot in East Atlantic Beach, known for producing waves that can run as both lefts and rights. It’s a rock-structure break, and the jetty can help groom conditions by stabilizing the local sandbars, which supports a higher chance of clean surfability compared with more unstable sandy beach setups. In August (the top month), conditions are still hit-or-miss: one guide reports about 54% of days being blown out and around 24% clean, with the rest mainly too small. The spot is best with south swell energy and north/northwest/offshore wind direction, which tends to create cleaner faces. For swell, one provider specifies a working swell window roughly around 0.5–2.0 meters, and notes that very large hurricane-type swells can start closing out. Safety is a major theme here. Expect rocks and strong rip/undertow potential alongside the jetty, and there’s also a localism factor—rated as moderate by multiple sources. If you’re going in summer, be particularly mindful of access and etiquette rules: from Memorial Day to Labor Day, surfing is free from sunrise to 9am and after 6pm, while the area has documented “chase”/ejection of surfers between 9am and noon during peak season. Seasonally, water temperatures range from very cold in winter (low single digits Celsius) up to the low-to-mid 20s Celsius in late summer (around 21–24°C in August), so wetsuit needs change a lot. Winter planning typically involves a full 5/4mm hooded setup with gloves and boots, while late summer can often be surfed with boardshorts or a very light suit/top.