OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.

975 HOOPER AVENUE

TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08754-2009

VIA EDGAR

October 17, 2016

Era Anagnosti, Legal Branch Chief

Office of Financial Services

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549-3628

Re: OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-4

File No. 333-213307

Dear Ms. Anagnosti:

The undersigned hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-213307) (the “Form S-4”) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. be declared effective at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, October 19, 2016. We respectfully request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to David C. Ingles of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-2697 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing to the addressees listed on the cover page of the Form S-4.

Very truly yours,

OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.

By:	/s/ Steven J. Tsimbinos
Name:	Steven J. Tsimbinos
Title:	First Senior Vice President and General Counsel

cc: Christopher D. Maher, OceanFirst Financial Corp.

David C. Ingles, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Jessica Livingston, United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Eric Envall, United States Securities and Exchange Commission