Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.1° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). 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 (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
S
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
36
35
33
32
32
21
47
37
19
16
17
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
0
NW
15
S
15
S
40
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.20m
9:41PM1.44m
10:21AM1.20m
10:20PM1.41m
11:03AM1.23m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.08m
3:40PM0.25m
4:20AM0.09m
4:17PM0.26m
4:54AM0.10m
4:54PM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
2
2
3
4
Temp °C
23
23
24
31
31
30
29
31
30
29
29
33
34
34
34
33
30
29
29
33
33
30
24
22
Feels °C
23
24
26
34
32
30
30
32
32
31
31
36
36
35
35
35
31
32
31
37
33
31
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
36
36
33
25
33
32
32
21
47
37
19
12
12
23
23
22
22
16
11
11
7
11
17
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
36
35
2
21
21
16
16
17
22
22
21
21
21
21
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
W
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
59
43
48
35
24
34
46
42
62
61
16
19
20
17
1
12
21
29
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
258
85
0
0
1184
1184
1024
15
0
2
44
105
115
1024
20
2
56
174
158
204
899
899
899
16
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2
2
2
2
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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