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 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
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)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
57
40
38
38
22
20
27
20
27
67
49
65
83
80
71
70
67
57
40
38
38
38
37
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:39AM1.71m
8:06PM1.46m
8:22AM1.74m
8:52PM1.42m
9:08AM1.73m
9:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
1:32AM-0.03m
2:18PM-0.04m
2:17AM-0.04m
3:06PM-0.06m
3:03AM-0.03m
3:55PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
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Temp °C
14
13
11
13
18
19
18
18
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
7
9
14
15
14
15
11
9
6
6
8
9
10
10
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
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