Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.7° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
E
3
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
23
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
6
22
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
0
S
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
NE
15
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:20PM1.41m
11:03AM1.23m
11:02PM1.37m
11:46AM1.27m
11:49PM1.34m
12:31PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.26m
4:54AM0.10m
4:54PM0.28m
5:27AM0.11m
5:36PM0.30m
6:04AM0.12m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
9
5
2
3
8
3
2
5
Temp °C
35
35
29
28
27
28
32
34
34
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
Feels °C
36
38
29
29
29
30
34
34
34
23
25
24
25
26
27
27
26
27
27
24
25
24
24
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
23
14
23
15
10
7
7
21
21
21
23
17
14
8
4
18
4
4
18
7
7
4
9
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
4
18
18
5
18
19
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
1
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
14
20
15
3
7
13
28
2
7
7
8
6
4
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
902
2
56
174
174
209
174
1619
15
20
20
158
1026
2246
2246
1614
1614
3176
27
2246
2246
1185
902
1185
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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