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 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.9°C
3.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
30
21
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
30
29
28
28
28
36
27
28
27
47
33
48
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM1.08m
3:46PM1.32m
4:18AM1.09m
4:44PM1.35m
5:17AM1.14m
5:37PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.39m
10:30PM0.33m
10:27AM0.36m
11:18PM0.27m
11:17AM0.31m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
22
22
23
23
24
23
27
28
29
27
25
23
21
21
24
26
27
25
22
Feels °C
22
23
21
22
22
23
24
24
25
24
27
27
27
25
23
21
18
18
20
22
23
22
19
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