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 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
7
7
7
17
12
13
13
14
14
9
8
9
13
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
W
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM1.47m
9:00PM1.73m
9:39AM1.49m
9:52PM1.66m
10:34AM1.49m
10:45PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:51PM-0.05m
3:38AM-0.17m
3:43PM-0.02m
4:24AM-0.15m
4:33PM0.03m
5:08AM-0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
31
35
37
34
30
29
27
27
30
32
34
31
30
28
26
24
25
26
25
24
25
25
22
22
Feels °C
31
34
35
34
29
28
26
26
29
29
32
30
29
27
25
23
23
24
23
23
25
25
21
24
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