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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C
2.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
22
62
77
88
137
230
91
74
59
59
45
48
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
0
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
S
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:34AM1.49m
10:45PM1.57m
11:28AM1.48m
11:37PM1.47m
12:18PM1.47m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.03m
5:08AM-0.09m
5:22PM0.11m
5:52AM-0.00m
6:15PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
6
7
2
6
13
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
25
26
27
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
29
23
24
23
23
20
22
25
27
24
24
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