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 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
19
19
19
10
10
10
13
10
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
34
28
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM1.35m
4:40PM1.49m
5:18AM1.45m
5:37PM1.51m
6:10AM1.55m
6:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.18m
11:14PM0.06m
11:28AM0.11m
00:00AM0.01m
12:19PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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6:58
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6:30
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6:29
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6:28
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Temp °C
14
11
9
11
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
20
24
25
22
20
Feels °C
8
4
3
5
8
11
11
10
10
10
9
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
16
21
23
20
17
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