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 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.9° C
1.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
42
64
85
175
263
141
149
123
113
73
75
67
64
62
62
69
58
54
51
51
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:29PM1.51m
7:58AM1.25m
8:06PM1.52m
8:34AM1.28m
8:41PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.23m
2:01AM0.09m
1:58PM0.20m
2:41AM0.06m
2:40PM0.19m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
24
22
20
20
20
23
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
24
24
22
22
21
22
25
25
25
25
26
24
20
18
19
19
22
24
25
24
22
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