Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
6.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)666688888998886888866677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26253325131313666665535555200206206205230
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
0
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.23
5:14AM
1.34
5:49PM
1.32
6:09AM
1.37
6:37PM
1.41
6:55AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.01
11:03PM
0.06
11:42AM
-0.04
11:56PM
0.00
12:28PM
-0.08
12:45AM
-0.05
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:43-------6:41
Sunset--7:15-------7:16-------7:17-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C24676544588667891315151514151615
Feels °C (?)-7-4-22001000-1-2-2023710109891110
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