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 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.9° C
1.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
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)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
S
5
0.6
ESE
8
1
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
28
22
23
28
40
45
84
173
229
226
195
163
127
117
120
156
151
128
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
S
15
SW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:50PM1.48m
7:18AM1.21m
7:29PM1.51m
7:58AM1.25m
8:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.25m
1:18AM0.14m
1:14PM0.23m
2:01AM0.09m
1:58PM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
4
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
21
21
21
20
21
24
24
25
23
21
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
19
20
20
20
21
25
23
26
23
20
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