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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
26.2° C
3.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
E
4
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
12
21
16
11
9
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
0
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
SE
15
S
20
S
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:26AM1.55m
8:40PM1.69m
9:14AM1.57m
9:27PM1.62m
10:02AM1.56m
10:15PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:34PM-0.04m
3:12AM-0.14m
3:23PM-0.02m
3:54AM-0.11m
4:10PM0.03m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
29
29
28
27
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
28
30
31
30
27
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
26
26
22
20
20
21
20
21
21
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