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 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
28
20
12
8
7
4
12
3
8
7
7
18
17
23
22
22
16
16
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM1.55m
6:27PM1.54m
6:55AM1.62m
7:11PM1.53m
7:36AM1.66m
7:52PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.06m
00:44AM-0.02m
1:07PM0.02m
1:27AM-0.02m
1:54PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
20
24
23
21
19
17
17
16
18
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
11
16
19
18
17
15
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
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