Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
35
33
33
32
22
22
21
18
17
16
31
31
31
32
40
41
42
43
42
41
31
30
37
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.67m
10:46PM1.31m
11:03AM1.60m
11:52PM1.27m
12:09PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.01m
4:46PM0.01m
4:41AM0.07m
5:42PM0.07m
5:38AM0.15m
6:45PM0.12m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
16
15
16
18
21
20
13
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
18
15
6
5
6
4
4
4
6
7
9
8
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