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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C
2.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
S
5
0.1
SE
13
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
34
7
127
116
107
92
74
79
66
64
49
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:34AM1.49m
10:45PM1.57m
11:28AM1.48m
11:37PM1.47m
12:18PM1.47m
Low Tide
4:24AM-0.15m
4:33PM0.03m
5:08AM-0.09m
5:22PM0.11m
5:52AM-0.00m
6:15PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
6
8
7
13
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
24
23
25
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
26
25
27
26
22
22
23
22
24
28
27
27
24
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