Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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 22°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
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)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
314
250
200
208
167
125
94
87
60
59
113
101
33
75
106
97
86
86
52
41
30
31
26
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
N
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03AM1.22m
8:13PM1.52m
8:42AM1.20m
8:49PM1.49m
9:23AM1.17m
9:26PM1.44m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.08m
2:02PM0.20m
2:50AM0.08m
2:42PM0.22m
3:30AM0.09m
3:21PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:19
Temp °C
10
12
17
19
21
22
18
17
15
16
16
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
17
18
6
8
14
16
16
18
14
16
12
13
12
15
13
10
8
8
7
8
10
10
12
11
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
S
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
283
314
250
200
208
167
125
94
87
60
59
13
8
4
5
5
2
24
7
24
41
30
31
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
2
3
15
17
18
13
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
7
24
24
25
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
1
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
NE
4
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
5
3
5
5
17
29
4
113
101
33
75
106
97
86
86
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
41
15
0
16
22
41
55
70
382
382
364
89
87
85
61
1176
383
16
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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