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 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.1° C
1.9° 

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) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
37
48
55
64
66
37
36
32
29
21
13
13
13
14
26
36
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:56PM1.55m
4:36AM1.23m
5:06PM1.60m
5:44AM1.31m
6:08PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:53PM0.15m
10:46AM0.11m
11:51PM0.06m
11:47AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
32
31
29
27
26
26
30
31
33
32
30
27
27
27
29
30
31
31
29
Feels °C
31
32
31
29
28
28
32
31
32
31
30
27
28
29
30
30
31
31
30
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