Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today?

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)6667777666677788999999810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)01671581491311078512714115315326118613412187506752292012710
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
1.20
4:12PM
0.94
4:37AM
1.24
5:05PM
0.98
5:24AM
1.29
5:51PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
0.14
10:18AM
0.11
10:14PM
0.12
11:05AM
0.05
11:00PM
0.09
11:50AM
0.00
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----7:16-------7:15-------7:15---
Sunset------4:53-------4:54-------4:55-
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C776568777775210-2-4-5-4-4-4-111
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-10312011-3-7-9-10-12-14-16-15-14-14-9-7-8
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