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 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0.4
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
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
1.1
ENE
6
0.6
SE
11
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
16
15
20
19
18
17
17
16
12
11
23
24
92
89
97
96
90
91
140
180
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
15
ENE
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:53AM1.52m
10:13PM1.41m
10:38AM1.53m
11:05PM1.34m
11:31AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.02m
4:21PM0.12m
4:28AM0.05m
5:06PM0.16m
5:07AM0.09m
5:58PM0.22m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
26
30
31
27
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
28
31
33
29
27
24
23
22
24
26
26
25
24
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