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 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
38
36
25
23
21
20
151
98
92
72
50
78
44
31
15
14
14
14
14
17
25
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:23AM1.19m
3:56PM1.55m
4:36AM1.23m
5:06PM1.60m
5:44AM1.31m
6:08PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.16m
10:53PM0.15m
10:46AM0.11m
11:51PM0.06m
11:47AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
29
31
32
31
27
24
23
24
29
31
34
31
30
28
27
26
29
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
27
27
30
30
30
31
27
23
23
25
30
30
32
30
30
29
29
27
30
30
31
29
29
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