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 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
68
64
88
84
55
52
51
45
45
47
53
51
65
34
23
65
61
54
33
42
52
64
46
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:34AM1.28m
8:41PM1.51m
9:10AM1.30m
9:16PM1.49m
9:47AM1.33m
9:54PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.06m
2:40PM0.19m
3:17AM0.04m
3:20PM0.18m
3:51AM0.04m
3:58PM0.19m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
20
20
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
23
26
27
26
24
24
Feels °C
19
18
19
20
21
23
23
24
23
21
21
25
24
23
24
23
24
22
24
26
25
25
24
24
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