Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.9° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.4
SE
9
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
34
40
43
91
112
119
133
107
115
90
87
100
111
100
82
66
77
78
68
75
74
59
45
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM1.33m
00:39AM1.30m
1:19PM1.39m
1:33AM1.26m
2:10PM1.46m
2:31AM1.23m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.32m
6:49AM0.14m
7:41PM0.32m
7:46AM0.15m
8:57PM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
1
4
2
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
Feels °C
24
26
27
23
23
23
24
23
23
20
20
18
19
19
17
19
20
21
23
21
21
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
6
23
23
6
4
4
4
11
15
6
8
8
14
10
10
6
21
21
78
68
75
74
59
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
4
5
9
9
9
9
4
2
15
15
14
5
13
13
21
6
6
21
7
12
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
23
2
15
2
3
2
2
2
5
2
7
1
1
7
22
22
22
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
20
34
40
43
91
112
119
133
107
115
90
87
100
111
100
82
66
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
485
289
1185
616
626
86
62
56
97
110
110
91
91
78
91
110
89
258
232
232
278
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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