Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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 Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
92
143
165
144
128
128
139
112
106
32
99
73
62
49
39
38
29
27
27
36
35
35
33
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:12AM1.37m
10:27PM1.66m
11:14AM1.35m
11:28PM1.58m
12:16PM1.35m
00:28AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:10PM-0.02m
5:04AM-0.09m
5:04PM0.06m
5:59AM-0.03m
6:03PM0.15m
6:58AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
1
7
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
27
30
29
28
25
22
21
24
30
30
29
21
19
17
16
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
26
27
25
26
24
21
20
24
29
27
26
19
19
16
13
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
22
19
25
18
34
31
32
94
75
39
32
99
73
62
49
39
28
28
19
27
19
18
35
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
35
36
9
6
22
21
21
22
32
38
27
27
20
36
35
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
N
3
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
5
3
3
9
9
3
9
6
6
1
8
8
8
8
8
20
12
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
E
4
Energy kJ
80
92
143
165
144
128
128
139
112
106
108
131
2
1
8
16
29
26
35
18
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
66
44
26
41
66
15
26
2
20
29
0
0
0
16
90
110
93
110
441
174
93
87
469
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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