December 10, 2018 Christopher D. Maher President and Chief Executive Officer OceanFirst Financial Corp. 110 West Front Street Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 Re: OceanFirst Financial Corp Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed December 6, 2018 File No. 333-228698 Dear Mr. Maher: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Jessica Livingston at 202-551-3448 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Financial Services