Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.2° 

Island Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
73
70
73
82
82
53
40
49
37
46
46
39
28
28
28
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
25
S
30
S
5
NNW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:16PM1.40m
5:46AM1.12m
6:06PM1.44m
6:35AM1.17m
6:50PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.23m
11:41AM0.27m
00:34AM0.18m
12:28PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
8
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
20
21
23
24
24
21
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
18
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
21
21
23
22
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