Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
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)
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
E
6
2.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
8
15
57
38
35
30
19
18
11
10
8
8
9
8
9
7
9
15
47
119
199
344
481
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
25
E
35
ESE
30
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:42AM1.46m
1:28PM1.24m
1:44AM1.39m
2:28PM1.25m
2:45AM1.34m
3:29PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.08m
7:24PM0.20m
8:29AM0.10m
8:41PM0.22m
9:32AM0.08m
9:49PM0.19m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:42
7:43
7:44
1
2
6
6
5
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
17
19
20
20
17
14
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
15
17
18
16
12
10
8
8
9
8
7
6
5
6
6
3
0
1
-2
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
24
8
14
30
31
31
30
19
18
11
10
6
5
9
3
3
7
7
3
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
9
8
14
57
38
35
30
17
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
6
15
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
E
6
2.3
E
7
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
3
8
9
7
9
15
47
119
199
344
481
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
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
44
2
0
0
0
0
174
174
174
209
485
485
485
891
485
891
891
670
948
948
364
364
368
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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