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 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.9° C
2.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
72
77
62
59
60
49
49
51
52
39
39
28
28
18
18
18
26
22
21
19
40
73
59
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33AM1.26m
2:10PM1.46m
2:31AM1.23m
3:08PM1.52m
3:37AM1.21m
4:12PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.15m
8:57PM0.28m
8:51AM0.13m
10:05PM0.21m
9:55AM0.10m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
25
25
25
23
22
22
22
23
28
28
28
22
22
Feels °C
17
17
18
20
21
22
20
21
21
21
23
25
23
24
23
24
24
24
25
31
29
30
24
24
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