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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
27
36
38
83
83
64
52
43
41
55
55
42
40
38
49
35
37
24
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:21AM1.10m
2:50PM1.32m
3:17AM1.08m
3:46PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.38m
8:31AM0.39m
9:37PM0.37m
9:33AM0.39m
10:30PM0.33m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
2
16
22
4
10
17
24
2
Temp °C
25
24
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
20
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
25
25
19
17
18
18
19
22
23
24
23
24
22
22
19
19
19
22
25
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