Ocean County · 39.8100 N, 74.0930 W · Updated 7:00 AM

Island Beach

The waves are currently a meager 1.6ft with a cross-shore SSW wind causing uneven side-texture. This remote sandbar beachbreak typically thrives on low to mid-tide, but the tide is at its lowest and falling now, adding to the flatness of the lineup. The ESE swell, while not entirely out, is still too short-period with a 5-second period, resulting in gutless waves that are hard to catch any rhythm from.