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 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
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)
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.3
SE
8
1.3
S
5
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
19
16
29
62
64
54
75
93
82
75
78
67
69
56
9
97
2
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:13AM1.23m
1:46PM1.50m
2:15AM1.20m
2:48PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.30m
7:13AM0.16m
8:38PM0.29m
8:27AM0.18m
9:50PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
29
30
30
28
26
25
25
26
30
32
31
28
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
30
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
29
28
27
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