Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 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
8.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.3
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)6699966669998866661099867
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12363343328685961481515151414525344579212018139107
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.37
6:16AM
1.38
6:39PM
1.51
7:02AM
1.42
7:22PM
1.62
7:48AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.02
12:14AM
0.04
12:29PM
-0.05
1:04AM
-0.05
1:14PM
-0.10
1:54AM
-0.12
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--7:32-------7:34-------7:35-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1------------------1
Temp. °C242526242221212025282827242323232626252320212119
Feels °C (?)232122201920211923242525212122222523212017192017
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