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 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.1°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
1.1
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
46
12
12
3
3
27
31
32
32
31
23
15
12
41
47
33
31
20
31
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
N
25
N
20
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:31AM1.56m
9:54PM1.29m
10:11AM1.48m
10:40PM1.21m
10:56AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.11m
3:57AM0.20m
4:38PM0.18m
4:32AM0.27m
5:18PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
24
26
27
24
23
18
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
23
25
26
24
23
14
10
10
7
9
11
10
10
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