Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 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
13.4° C
(Which is 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 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
101
79
79
60
60
45
57
44
62
45
44
32
30
20
21
22
38
46
34
37
29
36
36
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:57PM1.41m
4:11AM1.24m
4:48PM1.44m
5:06AM1.22m
5:36PM1.48m
5:56AM1.22m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.21m
10:36AM0.11m
11:11PM0.18m
11:18AM0.12m
11:57PM0.14m
11:58AM0.14m
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
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8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
19
21
21
21
22
21
18
15
17
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
23
22
22
21
20
17
18
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
107
101
79
79
60
60
45
57
44
62
45
44
32
30
20
21
22
38
46
34
37
22
36
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
45
43
43
43
45
44
33
43
42
29
32
18
21
17
10
10
17
5
18
28
19
29
14
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
11
10
4
5
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
4
1
5
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
85
258
232
368
190
0
0
2
2
44
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
56
44
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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