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 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.0°C
2.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
29
14
32
36
28
35
35
35
34
33
31
47
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
5
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM1.35m
5:17AM1.14m
5:37PM1.41m
6:08AM1.21m
6:23PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.36m
11:18PM0.27m
11:17AM0.31m
00:03AM0.21m
12:04PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
28
26
24
23
22
21
24
26
26
25
25
21
21
20
23
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
22
21
21
19
22
23
23
25
25
19
19
18
21
23
24
22
21
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