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 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.7°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
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
10
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
0.9
S
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
23
32
41
39
41
62
57
40
57
62
64
70
70
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NNE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:23PM1.46m
6:50AM1.28m
7:03PM1.51m
7:28AM1.35m
7:40PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.26m
00:46AM0.14m
12:49PM0.21m
1:27AM0.09m
1:34PM0.17m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
26
25
25
24
22
21
20
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
25
Feels °C
22
25
25
24
23
21
20
19
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
26
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