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 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
18
17
22
21
21
16
16
16
16
15
14
18
27
71
205
298
503
762
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM1.53m
7:36AM1.66m
7:52PM1.50m
8:15AM1.66m
8:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.02m
1:27AM-0.02m
1:54PM0.01m
2:07AM0.01m
2:37PM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
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14
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Temp °C
19
22
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21
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20
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17
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16
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19
17
17
18
19
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
14
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13
13
14
14
15
15
12
13
14
20
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