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 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
51
52
59
51
50
35
34
18
43
39
51
35
42
52
17
47
16
16
30
39
17
17
25
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:10AM1.30m
9:16PM1.49m
9:47AM1.33m
9:54PM1.45m
10:26AM1.36m
10:35PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.04m
3:20PM0.18m
3:51AM0.04m
3:58PM0.19m
4:24AM0.05m
4:37PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
26
25
23
23
24
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
27
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