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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
32
41
39
41
62
57
55
57
62
64
64
94
52
58
66
46
46
69
67
62
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM1.51m
7:28AM1.35m
7:40PM1.54m
8:03AM1.41m
8:15PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.21m
1:27AM0.09m
1:34PM0.17m
2:06AM0.05m
2:17PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
6
1
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
26
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
27
26
26
27
25
26
28
28
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