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 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
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)
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
84
58
22
36
27
51
47
36
40
41
41
36
36
31
30
29
26
18
17
29
15
13
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM1.48m
11:52PM1.31m
12:26PM1.44m
00:41AM1.22m
1:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.06m
5:40PM0.20m
5:52AM0.16m
6:30PM0.28m
6:35AM0.27m
7:29PM0.35m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
24
23
26
28
28
28
27
25
24
24
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
27
29
30
30
28
Feels °C
24
25
28
31
31
32
30
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
25
27
28
29
29
28
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