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 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.9° C
2.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
SE
10
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
6
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
41
30
54
55
60
45
41
28
28
27
27
18
18
25
27
23
40
91
61
61
45
33
22
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
25
NNW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:10PM1.46m
2:31AM1.23m
3:08PM1.52m
3:37AM1.21m
4:12PM1.58m
4:48AM1.23m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.28m
8:51AM0.13m
10:05PM0.21m
9:55AM0.10m
11:06PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
28
31
30
25
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
25
24
23
25
27
25
25
26
28
32
32
24
27
25
25
24
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