Island Beach

Island Beach is an ESE-facing beach break in Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States. It picks up swell from ENE to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 42% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the WNW: light winds or WNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while ESE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

ESE (107°)

Best swell

ENE to SSE (67°–148°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WSW to NNW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to SSW (60.5° to 193.5°)

Offshore wind

WNW

Tide

NOAA station 8534319

Wave buoy

Barnegat, NJ (209) · 56 km away

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