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 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.4° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
42
31
24
24
30
30
23
24
24
24
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
19
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM1.46m
8:51PM1.52m
9:13AM1.49m
9:29PM1.47m
9:53AM1.52m
10:13PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.02m
2:58PM0.11m
3:18AM0.02m
3:39PM0.11m
3:53AM0.02m
4:21PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
26
26
25
24
19
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
20
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
25
25
19
21
22
23
24
24
24
23
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