Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 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
10.8° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
S
6
1.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
171
232
143
121
102
84
79
111
107
92
55
44
32
22
21
26
45
44
45
44
42
85
204
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
W
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:16PM1.30m
12:05PM1.07m
00:05AM1.26m
12:54PM1.08m
00:55AM1.25m
1:42PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.31m
5:44AM0.21m
5:30PM0.36m
6:31AM0.25m
6:21PM0.41m
7:29AM0.27m
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
13
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
12
9
9
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
12
15
15
10
5
6
8
11
11
8
8
8
3
4
8
10
10
12
10
10
7
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.3
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
152
143
121
102
84
79
7
8
72
55
44
32
22
21
22
41
44
45
44
42
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
7
8
8
14
13
17
17
26
2
5
2
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
6
1
20
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.4
NW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.4
W
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.7
S
6
Energy kJ
226
171
232
2
1
1
111
107
92
3
1
3
5
1
45
34
28
33
55
85
204
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
70
0
9
9
0
0
16
23
44
31
0
16
2
44
2
2
0
2
0
224
383
392
1340
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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