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Island Beach State Park Surf Forecast
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Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
51 | 51 | 28 | 34 | 64 | 86 | 89 | 77 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 146 | 124 | 113 | 139 | 115 | 40 | 41 | 96 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.40m | 9:28PM1.74m | 10:12AM1.37m | 10:27PM1.66m | 11:14AM1.35m | 11:28PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM-0.06m | 4:12AM-0.14m | 4:10PM-0.02m | 5:04AM-0.09m | 5:04PM0.06m | 5:59AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 51 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 95 | 75 | 40 | 41 | 96 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 21 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 14 | 34 | 64 | 86 | 89 | 77 | 62 | 75 | 125 | 154 | 146 | 124 | 113 | 139 | 115 | 86 | 127 | 118 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 891 | 891 | 258 | 436 | 436 | 167 | 41 | 36 | 436 | 49 | 41 | 70 | 258 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 90 |
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