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 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.7
SE
6
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
2
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
19
21
35
77
195
471
860
1151
621
486
475
395
316
212
165
136
64
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
30
E
5
SSW
15
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
10
N
15
NW
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM1.50m
8:15AM1.66m
8:32PM1.44m
8:53AM1.62m
9:12PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.01m
2:37PM0.02m
2:45AM0.06m
3:19PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:01
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7:03
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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1
3
9
4
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
19
18
17
15
15
17
21
21
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
11
15
21
18
13
10
10
14
20
19
16
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