United States securities and exchange commission logo December 29, 2021 Christopher D. Maher President and Chief Executive Officer OceanFirst Financial Corp. 110 West Front Street Red Bank, NJ 07701 Re: OceanFirst Financial Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed December 23, 2021 File No. 333-261868 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 J. Nolan McWilliams, Attorney-Advisor, at (202) 551-3217 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance cc: Sven Mickisch, Esq.