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 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

1.9°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 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). 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 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
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
0.8
S
5
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
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
21
21
29
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
22
25
31
80
146
158
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
30
SW
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM1.23m
11:02PM1.37m
11:46AM1.27m
11:49PM1.34m
12:31PM1.33m
00:39AM1.30m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.10m
4:54PM0.28m
5:27AM0.11m
5:36PM0.30m
6:04AM0.12m
6:30PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
4
1
5
7
7
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
33
34
34
30
23
23
24
23
26
27
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
22
22
22
Feels °C
30
30
34
35
34
29
25
25
26
25
27
28
25
24
26
26
23
25
27
28
26
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
10
7
7
21
21
21
29
19
19
12
7
18
4
8
11
11
19
19
22
13
31
7
7
4
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
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NE
3
0.4
SE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
2
21
2
11
13
14
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
2
1
4
23
23
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
12
32
32
8
2
1
1
2
12
19
25
80
146
158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
174
485
528
2381
1324
15
20
2
2
209
2413
3178
2381
1286
159
239
1184
670
201
2554
201
145
450
20
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
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2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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