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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
7
7
14
11
13
13
8
8
8
8
11
8
13
8
7
7
26
69
148
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
W
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
E
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM1.49m
9:52PM1.66m
10:34AM1.49m
10:45PM1.57m
11:28AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:43PM-0.02m
4:24AM-0.15m
4:33PM0.03m
5:08AM-0.09m
5:22PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
4
30
7
2
Temp °C
28
30
33
31
29
28
25
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
24
23
Feels °C
28
28
32
33
27
27
23
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
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