Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
4
1.3
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
38
38
38
36
25
33
95
181
267
270
293
310
294
292
284
339
502
717
956
1124
1286
1286
1232
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
45
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:16PM1.35m
00:28AM1.50m
1:14PM1.35m
1:25AM1.42m
2:09PM1.37m
2:20AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.15m
6:58AM0.03m
7:09PM0.22m
8:00AM0.07m
8:20PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
3
6
5
11
3
6
6
11
13
Temp °C
17
17
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
9
8
9
9
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
3
1
-2
3
4
4
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
27
27
19
38
36
25
25
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
28
38
38
12
12
12
12
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
4
1.3
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
5
10
24
30
22
21
33
95
181
267
270
293
310
294
292
284
339
502
717
956
1124
1286
1286
1232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
90
90
93
105
87
87
488
458
485
528
2475
2475
531
413
376
346
346
851
851
258
277
346
239
122
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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