Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.7
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)766666677456666777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4429191811101053821709469382316111011151010107
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
WSW
40
NW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
1.69
8:34AM
1.43
8:50PM
1.70
9:25AM
1.39
9:41PM
1.68
10:21AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
-0.17
2:46PM
-0.14
3:33AM
-0.17
3:32PM
-0.11
4:23AM
-0.14
4:21PM
-0.05
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset------7:37-------7:37-------7:38-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2-----------
Temp. °C15119991010910111213971012111097710109
Feels °C (?)1295557767810110-15665410311
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