Berkeley Township · Ocean County · New Jersey
Island Beach State Park Surf Report, Berkeley Township, NJ
Island Beach State Park, Berkeley Township, New Jersey: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 23 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.9 ft at 6:25 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 12 s · ESEplus 0.5 ft · 6 s · S
- Wind
- 23 mph (WNW), gusts 32offshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft risinghigh 2.9 ft at 6:25 pm
- Water
- 60°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 39°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 4:46 pm
Island Beach State Park surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Island Beach State Park: 6 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Island Beach State Park: 2 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 2.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 1.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (W), gusts 32 | 1.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (W), gusts 32 | 0.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | -0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 0.3 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 1.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 2.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph offshore (W) | 1.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph offshore (W) | 1.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 1.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 23 | 0.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | -0.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 18 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 2.3 ft |
Island Beach State Park waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Island Beach State Park arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 2.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 92 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Island Beach State Park surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Island Beach State Park: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Island Beach State Park are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE | 20 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Fair | 1.4 ft · 11 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (WNW) | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 4 s · ESE | 17 mph onshore (E) | 22 mph onshore (E) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 4.2 ft · 6 s · NE | 20 mph cross-shore (N) | 17 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNE | 20 mph offshore (NW) | 19 mph offshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 4 s · NNE | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | calm | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Island Beach State Park are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Island Beach State Park tide chart and tide times
Tides at Island Beach State Park today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 6:02 am, low -0.4 ft at 12:01 pm and high 2.9 ft at 6:25 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.
Island Beach State Park tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.4 ft at 6:02 amLow -0.4 ft at 12:01 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.7 ft at 1:03 amHigh 1.9 ft at 7:09 amLow 0.0 ft at 12:44 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 7:23 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low -0.4 ft at 2:23 amHigh 1.5 ft at 8:27 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:24 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.0 ft at 3:42 amHigh 1.7 ft at 10:06 amLow 1.3 ft at 1:52 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.5 ft at 5:26 amHigh 1.5 ft at 11:46 amLow 1.4 ft at 2:38 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.1 ft at 7:17 amHigh 3.3 ft at 11:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low -0.3 ft at 9 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.8 ft at 12:18 amLow -0.6 ft at 10:13 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.7 ft at 12:59 amLow -0.4 ft at 11:24 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Island Beach State Park water temperature
The water temperature at Island Beach State Park is about 60°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 39°F and a 23 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 60°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Island Beach State Park
- Barnegat Light5.2 mi S · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Seaside Park7.0 mi N · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Harvey Cedars9.1 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Lavallette9.3 mi N · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Ship Bottom14 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Mantoloking15 mi N · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Island Beach State Park
Island Beach State Park is a beach break in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, facing east. Also called IBSP and IBS.
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