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 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
57
55
57
62
62
64
101
149
107
102
62
62
46
45
44
42
48
33
30
29
23
23
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
N
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:28AM1.35m
7:40PM1.54m
8:03AM1.41m
8:15PM1.55m
8:38AM1.46m
8:51PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.09m
1:34PM0.17m
2:06AM0.05m
2:17PM0.13m
2:43AM0.02m
2:58PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
27
28
27
27
25
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
29
25
20
17
19
21
22
22
22
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