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 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.2° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.8
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
67
24
26
26
34
60
59
66
71
150
151
292
387
314
237
350
529
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54PM1.45m
10:26AM1.36m
10:35PM1.40m
11:10AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.19m
4:24AM0.05m
4:37PM0.20m
4:56AM0.06m
5:19PM0.23m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
5
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
23
24
23
25
23
23
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
27
26
26
25
24
25
24
25
27
26
27
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