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 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
E
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
53
38
38
37
37
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
41
42
28
30
26
31
51
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:46AM1.12m
6:06PM1.44m
6:35AM1.17m
6:50PM1.48m
7:18AM1.21m
7:29PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.27m
00:34AM0.18m
12:28PM0.25m
1:18AM0.14m
1:14PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
22
23
22
22
20
20
20
22
24
24
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
19
19
21
21
22
21
21
19
20
21
21
22
23
21
21
21
23
24
24
25
25
23
22
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