Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
13.5° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
166
171
284
340
431
672
866
1027
1181
1119
1202
775
627
540
412
311
263
210
169
137
134
107
81
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
5
E
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM1.37m
2:20AM1.35m
3:03PM1.38m
3:15AM1.29m
3:57PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.07m
8:20PM0.26m
8:58AM0.09m
9:25PM0.25m
9:50AM0.10m
10:22PM0.21m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:12
8:13
1
2
1
4
4
3
2
4
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
16
7
5
2
2
4
3
2
3
5
6
9
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
13
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
113
3
7
939
775
627
540
412
311
263
210
169
137
134
107
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
1
7
6
6
6
6
12
18
20
33
45
41
43
47
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
166
171
284
340
431
672
866
1027
1181
1119
1202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
89
437
437
413
257
274
277
346
346
346
124
16
16
52
75
62
85
9
9
0
0
33
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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