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 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
1
1
1
2
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
S
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
26
23
26
56
52
109
278
395
414
370
383
374
502
259
181
120
117
91
70
75
59
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM1.36m
10:35PM1.40m
11:10AM1.40m
11:23PM1.34m
11:58AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.05m
4:37PM0.20m
4:56AM0.06m
5:19PM0.23m
5:32AM0.09m
6:11PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
2
21
3
5
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
26
26
26
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
25
24
25
25
27
27
25
25
23
23
24
27
26
29
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
26
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