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 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.7
SE
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.2
N
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
21
30
17
16
26
41
44
71
32
78
58
51
64
128
229
252
320
411
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:31PM1.14m
11:46AM1.34m
00:25AM1.10m
12:38PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.25m
5:08AM0.35m
6:04PM0.33m
5:51AM0.42m
7:01PM0.37m
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
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6:15
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6:14
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1
1
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1
1
2
4
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
18
19
21
22
21
17
15
11
8
8
10
12
11
8
Feels °C
11
12
10
13
15
16
17
19
20
20
14
11
4
0
0
3
4
1
-2
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