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 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
33
32
22
22
21
21
12
16
31
31
31
31
40
41
31
31
29
21
36
37
39
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.67m
10:46PM1.31m
11:03AM1.60m
11:52PM1.27m
12:09PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.01m
4:46PM0.01m
4:41AM0.07m
5:42PM0.07m
5:38AM0.15m
6:45PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:57
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Temp °C
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
21
19
13
11
10
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
17
13
6
5
5
4
3
4
6
7
9
8
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