Island Beach State Park surf break

Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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 1.4°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 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
83
71
47
47
38
28
30
67
73
57
62
77
112
149
190
220
219
225
225
204
247
299
336
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:28PM1.58m
12:16PM1.35m
00:28AM1.50m
1:14PM1.35m
1:25AM1.42m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.06m
5:59AM-0.03m
6:03PM0.15m
6:58AM0.03m
7:09PM0.22m
8:00AM0.07m
clear
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
6
7
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
24
21
19
18
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
27
23
21
19
16
11
9
8
7
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
3
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
40
83
71
47
47
38
28
27
19
27
13
12
6
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
6
29
21
22
21
32
28
30
27
12
19
19
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
98
126
1
3
7
23
67
73
57
62
77
112
149
190
220
219
225
225
204
247
299
336
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
0
16
9
0
90
110
255
90
1024
110
89
450
469
458
454
458
485
485
485
199
454
514
514
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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