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 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.2°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
39
30
31
22
22
15
12
23
69
53
27
20
17
60
24
42
8
8
8
8
112
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
25
N
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:11AM1.48m
10:40PM1.21m
10:56AM1.41m
11:31PM1.14m
11:46AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.20m
4:38PM0.18m
4:32AM0.27m
5:18PM0.25m
5:08AM0.35m
6:04PM0.33m
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
light rain
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7:05
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7:07
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6:19
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6:16
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Temp °C
20
20
24
27
27
25
22
18
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
19
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
23
26
27
25
22
14
11
12
9
10
11
11
10
11
14
15
17
20
19
19
18
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