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 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
38
53
51
37
35
33
33
32
22
22
18
17
12
17
31
31
31
41
40
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08AM1.73m
9:45PM1.37m
10:02AM1.67m
10:46PM1.31m
11:03AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:55PM-0.04m
3:50AM0.01m
4:46PM0.01m
4:41AM0.07m
5:42PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
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5:57
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
18
21
20
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
12
13
15
18
14
8
6
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