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 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.4° C
2.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
33
49
36
32
39
25
18
12
11
7
8
28
4
4
49
38
31
31
33
24
23
15
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:36AM1.23m
5:06PM1.60m
5:44AM1.31m
6:08PM1.66m
6:43AM1.41m
7:03PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.11m
11:51PM0.06m
11:47AM0.05m
00:45AM-0.02m
12:45PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
30
31
32
32
30
28
27
26
29
31
33
31
28
27
27
25
27
29
29
30
28
Feels °C
28
28
32
32
33
32
30
29
29
28
30
30
31
31
29
27
27
26
27
31
29
29
28
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