Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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Island Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today?

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
5
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
8
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
113
85
116
60
56
39
35
113
113
111
117
120
138
50
45
83
66
51
51
20
21
26
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
S
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:27AM1.41m
7:44PM1.78m
8:18AM1.42m
8:34PM1.79m
9:12AM1.40m
9:28PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:31PM-0.08m
2:29AM-0.14m
2:24PM-0.09m
3:21AM-0.16m
3:17PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
16
16
20
21
20
17
17
18
19
19
24
25
26
26
23
23
22
21
22
24
22
22
21
22
14
13
16
15
13
11
12
15
17
19
25
23
23
25
22
23
22
23
22
23
21
22
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
8
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
121
113
85
81
57
56
39
35
113
113
111
6
5
5
50
45
83
66
51
51
20
20
20
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
26
40
50
50
34
35
25
25
23
12
1
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
Energy kJ
37
10
17
39
22
7
7
4
6
6
6
6
4
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
2
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
1
2
116
60
75
123
120
73
53
117
120
138
24
17
14
21
26
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
49
232
383
1176
1176
167
0
0
0
87
290
36
15
2
0
0
110
522
891
851
431
66
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
1
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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