Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
8.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
32
85
102
94
67
55
22
25
23
29
32
32
70
53
26
21
13
22
31
20
25
21
8
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
5
W
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39PM1.53m
12:26PM1.25m
00:42AM1.46m
1:28PM1.24m
1:44AM1.39m
2:28PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.01m
6:13PM0.12m
7:19AM0.08m
7:24PM0.20m
8:29AM0.10m
8:41PM0.22m
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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7:40
7:42
7:43
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
10
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
14
17
19
19
16
13
11
10
11
10
11
9
8
0
-1
1
5
7
11
7
7
6
7
7
12
14
17
17
11
8
6
6
7
6
7
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
3
4
10
10
10
67
55
22
25
23
29
32
32
39
37
26
17
13
6
31
20
22
21
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
16
15
15
7
23
22
22
21
30
29
20
21
11
2
6
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.4
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
15
7
15
14
13
11
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
E
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
19
32
85
102
94
2
7
70
53
3
3
4
22
25
4
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1026
1026
1249
145
59
0
20
85
55
2
0
0
0
0
0
20
174
174
209
485
485
891
891
891
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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