Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
28
30
35
35
35
35
25
25
23
23
15
15
12
12
12
8
8
23
24
21
16
80
50
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
15
SW
15
W
25
SW
25
W
20
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
N
25
NE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:36PM1.48m
5:56AM1.22m
6:19PM1.52m
6:41AM1.22m
6:59PM1.54m
7:23AM1.22m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.14m
11:58AM0.14m
00:42AM0.11m
12:39PM0.16m
1:26AM0.09m
1:20PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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5:31
5:31
5:31
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8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
24
25
23
21
20
18
20
22
21
20
17
14
13
14
18
20
23
21
21
17
12
11
13
14
24
25
22
21
19
15
17
18
15
15
12
9
9
10
16
16
20
17
17
12
4
3
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
13
16
30
23
22
20
35
23
23
23
23
15
15
8
8
12
8
8
23
24
21
16
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
28
11
35
35
35
15
25
25
19
20
12
12
12
12
1
4
1
3
3
6
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
5
4
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
5
3
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.6
NNW
3
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
18
1
1
2
2
1
8
10
9
6
3
9
13
32
6
7
29
52
80
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
2
2
0
2
2
56
20
107
20
20
616
158
204
416
1186
1186
383
796
796
429
854
854
1265
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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