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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 7 pm Friday 15 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
12.0° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | |
117 | 94 | 90 | 109 | 121 | 108 | 83 | 96 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 148 | 157 | 73 | 111 | 94 | 99 | 114 | 115 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 27 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.73m | 7:27AM1.41m | 7:44PM1.78m | 8:18AM1.42m | 8:34PM1.79m | 9:12AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM-0.09m | 1:31PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.14m | 2:24PM-0.09m | 3:21AM-0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 117 | 94 | 90 | 109 | 121 | 108 | 83 | 80 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 40 | 157 | 73 | 111 | 94 | 99 | 5 | 115 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 7 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 78 | 56 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 62 | — | 45 | 34 | — | 25 | 67 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 19 | E 18 | E 15 | E 18 | E 15 | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 49 | 41 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 35 | 77 | 123 | 148 | 66 | — | — | 60 | 94 | 114 | 64 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 232 | 258 | 258 | 1176 | 383 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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