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 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
270
231
186
128
131
89
96
105
79
49
67
67
57
36
34
49
76
80
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
N
20
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM1.34m
11:58AM1.44m
00:17AM1.29m
12:50PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.23m
5:32AM0.09m
6:11PM0.26m
6:15AM0.12m
7:18PM0.30m
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
6
2
Temp °C
26
28
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
30
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
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