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 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
319
280
313
399
270
270
218
181
177
141
143
114
116
119
123
123
93
93
65
63
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:54PM1.41m
6:18AM1.54m
6:39PM1.45m
6:59AM1.64m
7:22PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.16m
00:07AM0.05m
12:41PM0.08m
00:48AM0.00m
1:29PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
7
7
8
13
11
11
10
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