Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Some 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
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
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
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)
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy 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)
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
9
0.7
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy 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)
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy 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)
0.2
WNW
2
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SSW
7
1
S
7
1
S
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
96
35
77
123
148
66
60
94
114
64
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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