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 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.4° C
1.6° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 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)
0.4
S
6
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
22
33
25
20
20
24
27
31
24
20
19
21
19
12
12
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:55AM1.29m
6:20PM1.72m
6:56AM1.37m
7:16PM1.76m
7:51AM1.43m
8:09PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.01m
1:02AM-0.04m
12:56PM-0.02m
1:57AM-0.10m
1:55PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
27
29
31
28
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
23
23
22
21
21
19
20
19
19
25
25
27
25
20
20
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